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Gorgon
In Greek mythology, the Gorgon was a terrifying female creature. The name derives from the Greek word gorgós, which means "dreadful." While descriptions of Gorgons vary across Greek literature, the term commonly refers to any of three sisters who had hair of living, venomous snakes, and a...

is a monster in Greek mythology.

Gorgon also may refer to:

In entertainment:
  • The Gorgon
    The Gorgon
    The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer.It stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco. The film was photographed by Michael Reed, and designed by Bernard Robinson. For the score James Bernard combined a soprano with a little-known...

    , a 1964 Hammer Horror film
  • Gorgon Video
    Gorgon Video
    Gorgon Video is a film production and distribution company focusing on the sub-genre of extreme horror and "dark documentaries" based in the United States and Spain...

    , a video production company and film distributor of dark documentaries and extreme horror films
  • Gorgon (comics)
    Gorgon (comics)
    Gorgon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Gorgon is also a member of the Royal Family of the Inhumans, a race of superpowered beings that inhabit the hidden city of Attilan. The character debuted in Fantastic Four #44 Gorgon is a fictional character...

    , two Marvel Comics and two DC Comics characters
  • Delphyne Gorgon
    Delphyne Gorgon
    Delphyne Gorgon is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. A Gorgon member of the Amazon nation, she is a love interest of Amadeus Cho...

    , a Marvel Comics character
  • Gorgon (Dungeons & Dragons)
    Gorgon (Dungeons & Dragons)
    In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the gorgon is a magical beast that resembles a bull, covered in dusky metallic scales.-Publication history:...

    , a role-playing-game monster
  • Archduke Gorgon
    Archduke Gorgon
    Archduke Gorgon was a villain who was seen primarily in the fictional giant robot anime Great Mazinger, but appeared several times in its prequel series, Mazinger Z, as well. He resembles a centaur somewhat, as from the waist up he is a green-skinned man, but below the waist has the body of a...

    , a character from the Mazinger series of manga and anime
  • Gorgon (computer game)
    Gorgon (computer game)
    Gorgon is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up Apple II computer game released in 1981 developed by Sirius Software, Inc.-Summary:This video game is an early monochrome clone of the arcade game Defender...

    , a side-scrolling game for the Apple II


In the military:
  • HMS Gorgon
    HMS Gorgon
    Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gorgon, after the Gorgon of Greek mythology:*HMS Gorgon was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1785...

    , several ships of the Royal Navy
  • Gorgon class monitor
    Gorgon class monitor
    The Gorgon class monitors were a class of monitors in service with the Royal Navy during World War I. and her sister ship were originally built as coastal defence ships for the Norwegian Navy, as HNoMS Nidaros and HNoMS Bjørgvin respectively. Gorgon commissioned first, in June 1918 and bombarded...

    , a First World War Royal Navy monitor class
  • Gorgon (U.S. missile), an American missile developed during World War II
  • the SH-11 Russian anti-ballistic missile, formerly part of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system
    A-135 anti-ballistic missile system
    The A-135 or ABM-3 anti-ballistic missile system is a Russian military complex deployed around Moscow to counter enemy missiles targeting the city or its surrounding areas. It became operational during 1995...

  • Gorgon Stare
    Gorgon Stare
    Gorgon Stare is the name given to a new video capture technology developed by the United States military. It is a spherical array of nine cameras attached to an aerial drone...

    , a United States military surveillance system


Other uses:
  • Euryale ferox
    Euryale ferox
    Euryale ferox is the only species in the genus Euryale. It is a flowering plant classified in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, although it is occasionally regarded as a distinct family Euryalaceae...

    , the "gorgon plant"
  • Gorgon gas project
    Gorgon gas project
    The Gorgon gas project is a natural gas project in Western Australia, involving the development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields, subsea gas-gathering infrastructure, and a liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island. The project also includes a domestic gas component...

    , a resources project in Western Australia
  • Gorgoń, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
  • Jerzy Gorgoń
    Jerzy Gorgon
    Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń was a Polish football player who is remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall defender who became well-known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish cups in 1968-72.He received 55 international...

    , Polish former footballer
  • South Devon Railway Gorgon class
    South Devon Railway Gorgon class
    The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...

     of locomotives

See also

  • Meandrusa payeni
    Meandrusa payeni
    The Yellow Gorgon, Meandrusa payeni, is a species of swallowtail found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Hooked Swallowtails genus, Meandrusa, of the Papilionidae family. They are also called "Outlet Sword" or as "The Sickle".DescriptionMaleUpperside bright ochraceous,...

    or Yellow Gorgon, a butterfly
  • Meandrusa sciron
    Meandrusa sciron
    The Brown Gorgon, Meandrusa sciron, is a species of swallowtail found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Hooked Swallowtails genus , Meandrusa, of the Papilionidae family. The butterfly is found in India from Sikkim to Assam and North Burma and is not considered to be...

    or Brown Gorgon, a butterfly
  • Gorgan
    Gorgan
    Gorgan Some east of Gorgan is the Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several universities. Gorgan Airport was opened in September 2005.-Etymology:...

    , a city in Iran
  • Saint-Gorgon (disambiguation), several communes in France
  • Gorgonopsia
    Gorgonopsia
    Gorgonopsia is a suborder of therapsid synapsids. Their name is a reference to the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Like other therapsids, gorgonopsians were at one time called "mammal-like reptiles"...

    , a sub-order of prehistoric mammal-like reptiles
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