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gorgoneia

gorgoneia is the plural of gorgoneion.

Meaning of gorgoneion

Noun

gorgoneion (plural gorgoneia)

  1. A (representation of a) gorgon's head, especially that of Medusa.
    • The gorgoneion or "bodiless head of fright" antedates by many centuries the Gorgon with a woman's body.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
  2. (historical, Ancient Greek theatre) A theatrical mask depicting the face of a gorgon.

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Questions about gorgoneia

What is gorgoneia the plural of?
Gorgoneia is the plural of gorgoneion.

Words near gorgoneia in the dictionary

  1. gorgon
  2. gorgonacean
  3. gorgonaceans
  4. gorgonaceous
  5. Gorgonean
  6. gorgoneia
  7. gorgoneion
  8. Gorgonesque
  9. gorgonian
  10. gorgonians
  11. gorgoniid

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