gorgoneion [gawr-guh-nee-on] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural gor·go·nei·a [gawr-guh-nee-uh] /ˌgɔr gəˈni ə/.
- a representation of the head of a Gorgon, especially that of Medusa.
Origin of gorgoneion 1835–45; Greek, equivalent to Gorgōn-, stem of Gorgṓ Gorgon + -eion neuter adj. suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for gorgoneion Historical Examples of gorgoneion
On its exterior surface is a Gorgoneion upon an aegis; in the interior is an allegorical design, relating to the Nile flood.
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A head of Medusa, or Gorgoneion, encircled by two serpents, forms 100 the centre of the composition on the fragment.
A. H. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for gorgoneion gorgoneion noun plural -neia (-ˈniːə)
- a representation of a Gorgon’s head, esp Medusa’s
Word Origin for gorgoneion C19: from Greek, from gorgoneios of a Gorgon Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012