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gorgon

[gawr-guhn] / ˈgɔr gən /


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In truth, having a man portray Lady B. as a drag gorgon is hardly daring—I have seen more men than women in the part.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

Instead of an evil monster, Haynes’s Medusa is a beloved gorgon sister with a keen intellect and a curiosity about the human world.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2023

I knew I wasn’t a gorgon, but I guessed that if 10 strangers were to look at a photo of me, probably about four or five of them would find me attractive.

From The Guardian Sep. 17, 2016

A Tony nominee for Mr. Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” she here takes her bravura comic persona to savage new extremes, and yet somehow without turning Paige into a cackling gorgon.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2015

“You should both wait on that gorgon blood. If my sources are right, you’re going to need it on your quest.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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