In Greek mythology, Gorgo (Ancient Greek: Γοργόνος) was one of the multiple women of Aegyptus, king of Egypt. By the latter, she became the mother of six...
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Gorgo may refer to: Gorgons; the term "Gorgo" is the singular Görgö, the Hungarian name for the town of Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia Gorgo (mythology), a woman...
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Gorgons (redirect from Head of Gorgo)
women. The name 'Gorgon' is associated with the Ancient Greek adjective gorgós (γοργός), which, of an eye or look, means 'grim, fierce, awesome, dazzling'...
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Medusa (redirect from Medusa (Greek mythology))
In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα, romanized: Médousa, lit. 'guardian, protectress'), also called Gorgo (Ancient Greek:...
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cobalt. And circled in the midst of all was the blank-eyed face of the Gorgo (Gorgon) with her stare of horror, and Deimos (Dread) was inscribed upon...
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Stheno and Euryale (category Monsters in Greek mythology)
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, McFarland, 2013. Bremmer, Jan N., s.v. Gorgo/Medusa, published online 22 December 2015, in the...
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Aegyptus and the daughters of Danaus. Argyphia, Tyria, the naiad Caliadne, Gorgo and Hephaestine are also given as mothers of the sons of Aegyptos. According...
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born to different mothers including Argyphia, Tyria, the naiad Caliadne, Gorgo and Hephaestine. Gantz, p. 208; Pherecydes fr. 21 Fowler 2000, p. 289 =...
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Egyptian prince as one of the sons of above King Aegyptus. His mother was Gorgo and thus full brother of Periphas, Oeneus, Menalces, Lampus and Idmon. In...
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Lamia (redirect from Lamia (mythology))
bogeys have been listed in conjunction with "Lamia", for instance, the Gorgo (ἡ Γοργώ), the eyeless giant Ephialtes, a Mormolyce (μορμολύκη named by...
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heart-freezing Ioke (Onslaught) and thereon is set the head of the grim gigantic Gorgo (Gorgon), a thing of fear and horror, portent of Zeus of the aigis." Ioke...
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was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I. He was born...
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These Danaides married their cousins, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Gorgo. Later on, these women slayed their husbands on their first wedding night...
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(2004). Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195358704. 19:26 Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Gorgo. Marina Shchepetunina, "The...
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List of minor Greek mythological figures (redirect from Tyres (mythology))
This list contains persons named in ancient Greek religion and mythology of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside...
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Aegyptus (category Kings of Egypt in Greek mythology)
Phoenician woman; three by Tyria; twelve by the naiad Caliadne; six by Gorgo and lastly another six by Hephaestine. According to Hippostratus, Aegyptus...
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Blood of Zeus (category Television series based on classical mythology)
(season 2) Julie Nathanson as Aphrodite (season 2) Rachel Rosenbloom as Gorgo (season 2) For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 21...
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Euronymous—Greek Prince of Death Fenriz—son of Loki, depicted as a wolf Gorgo—dim. of Demogorgon, Greek name of the devil Haborym—Hebrew synonym for Satan...
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In Greek mythology, Gorge[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Γόργη, comes from the adjective gorgos, "terrible" or "horrible") may refer to: Gorge, a Libyan...
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Demogorgon (category Greek mythology studies)
likely δῆμος dêmos ("people")—and γοργός gorgós ("quick") or Γοργών Gorgṓn, the monsters of Ancient Greek mythology first attested in Hesiod's Theogony. Demogorgon...
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from Beneath the Sea. Iku-Turso in Lönnrot's Kalevala Giganto Godzilla Gorgo Manda Kraken as depicted in Clash of the Titans (both the 1981 and 2010...
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also appears in the sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, where he follows Queen Gorgo into battle and fights alongside her and Themistocles. The three of them...
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Danaïdes (category Princesses in Greek mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (/dəˈneɪ.ɪdiːz/; Greek: Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the...
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fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive...
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are frequently referred to, and some of them seem to have been, epic. His Gorgo is quoted by Athenaeus (xi. p. 491); his Months and Apollon by Stephanus...
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MythQuest (category Works based on mythology)
important than they first realized, as Gorgos is bent on wiping out entire cultures by corrupting their mythologies Christopher Jacot as Alex Bellows Meredith...
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Northern Hemisphere. The scientific name for the genus comes from the Greek, gorgós meaning "dreadful" and cephalus meaning "head", and refers to the similarity...
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Sparta (category Locations in Greek mythology)
relative. Many women played a significant role in the history of Sparta. Queen Gorgo, heiress to the throne and the wife of Leonidas I, was an influential and...
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character in Friedrich Hebbel's play Genoveva DMP · 680 681 Gorgo 1909 GZ Gorgon (German: Gorgo) one of the three sisters – Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa –...
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Epikleros (section In mythology)
patrouchos from her father, Gylippos. Another Spartan example may have been Gorgo, the only daughter of King Cleomenes I, who was married to Cleomenes' brother...
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