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πŸ‘₯ the Gorgons

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  • Sometimes conflated with
    πŸ‘₯ the Graiai daughters of Phorcos
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102059
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/gorgon
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/lF7suX7oTIuH88fRW=XyCQU
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid form
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Children of
    πŸ‘€ Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and ScyllaπŸ‘€ Ceto (d. of Pontos) daughter of Pontos
    Led by
    πŸ‘€ Medousa (Gorgon) gorgon
    Kills
    πŸ‘₯ the Amazons tribe of warrior women
    Dies at
    🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Includes
    πŸ‘€ Stheno (Gorgon)πŸ‘€ Euryale (Gorgon) GorgonπŸ‘€ Medousa (Gorgon) gorgon
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Ceto (d. of Pontos) daughter of PontosπŸ‘₯ the Graiai daughters of PhorcosπŸ‘€ Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and ScyllaπŸ‘€ Euryale (Gorgon) GorgonπŸ‘€ Medousa (Gorgon) gorgonπŸ‘€ Stheno (Gorgon)🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the worldπŸ‘€ Pephredo one of the PhorcidesπŸ‘€ Enyo (d. of Phorcos) one of the Phorcides🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) unlocatable place where apples are guardedπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hector (Trojan) Trojan hero, son of PriamπŸ‘€ Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa🏺 the Winged Sandals used by Hermes and Perseus🏺 the Bag of Perseus the kibisis, in which Perseus keeps the head of Medousa🏺 the Head of Medousa cut off by Perseus🏺 the Cap of Hades makes wearer invisible, used by Hermes🏺 the Sickle of PerseusπŸ‘€ Phobos personification of fear🏺 the Shield of Heracles🌍 Cisthene (unlocatable) home of the Gorgons and the Graiai🌍 Sarpedon (unlocatable island) island in OceanosπŸ‘₯ the Sirens encountered by OdysseusπŸ‘€ the Chimaira fire-breathing monsterπŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse) winged horse🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North AfricaπŸ‘₯ the Amazons tribe of warrior womenπŸ‘€ Myrine Amazon, buried at Troy🌍 the Land of the Atlantians mythical territory on the Atlantic coast of AfricaπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 the Gorgades Islands (Atlantic Ocean) located somewhere off the Atlantic coast of Africa; perhaps Cape Verde IslandsπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess🏺 the Double Flute of Athena later played by Marsyas🌍 Seriphos (island) island in the CycladesπŸ‘€ Geryon son of Chrysaor🌍 the Atlas Mountains (N. Africa) mountain range in North AfricaπŸ‘€ Atlas holds up the sky as punishmentπŸ‘₯ the Centaurs half-horse half-human beings
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.4.2πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 270-279πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 8.344-8.359πŸ“– Pausanias 5.18.1-5.18.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 216-237πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 782-815πŸ“– Cypria fr. 30 WestπŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 31πŸ“– Lucian, The Hall 19πŸ“– Lucian, The Hall 22πŸ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2πŸ“– Lucian, Essays in Portraiture 14πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 44πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 12 1-32πŸ“– Pindar fr. 70a Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.52.1-3.52.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.54.1-3.54.7πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.55.1-3.55.3πŸ“– Pomponius Mela 3.99πŸ“– Strabo 7.3.6πŸ“– Strabo 10.5.10πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.12-1.2.14πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.604-4.662πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.753-4.803πŸ“– Lucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the Sects 72πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 6.200πŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 971-1023
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyHomer, IliadPausaniasHesiod, Shield of HeraclesAeschylus, Prometheus Bound CypriaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, The HallLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, Essays in PortraitureLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 12PindarDiodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaStraboOvid, MetamorphosesLucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the SectsPliny, Natural HistoryEuripides, Bacchae
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Dionysios ScytobrachionApollodoros of AthensEratosthenes, Geography
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 2 RustenπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 3 RustenπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 5 RustenπŸ“– Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 157aπŸ“– Eratosthenes, Geography fr. 6 Roller
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Black-Figure Skyphos attributed to circle of the CHC Group (NAM 12267; Beazley 1009680)🏺 the Shield of Heracles
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
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