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The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films. It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco and Barbara Shelley.
- Anthony Nelson Keys
- James Bernard
- 18 October 1964 (United Kingdom)
The Gorgon: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley. In the early twentieth century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.
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Gorgons. The Gorgons ( / ˈɡɔːrɡənz / GOR-gənz; Ancient Greek: Γοργώνες ), in Greek mythology, are three female monsters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, sisters who were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. Euryale and Stheno were immortal, but Medusa was not and was slain by the hero Perseus. [2]
Traditionally, the Gorgons were said to be the daughters of Echidna and Typhon, two of the most fearsome and monstrous figures in Greek mythology, often referred to as the mother and father of all monsters. However, Medusa, uniquely among her sisters, was sometimes described as the daughter of Phorkys and Keto, two other chthonic deities from ...
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Mar 8, 2024 · Gorgon, carved marble mask of the early 6th century bce; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens. In early classical art the Gorgons were portrayed as winged female creatures; their hair consisted of snakes, and they were round-faced, flat-nosed, with tongues lolling out and with large projecting teeth. Medusa—who in later art is depicted as ...
Mar 9, 2022 · 1. The Gorgons Were Three Sisters, Who Were All Monsters. In the most famous Greek myths, the Gorgons were three sisters with coiling snakes for hair, who could turn unwitting onlookers to stone in an instant. Their names were Stheno, meaning the mighty or strong, Euryale, meaning the Far Springer, and Medusa, the Queen, or Guardian.
