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Meaning of GORGONEION

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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\Gor`go*ne"ion\ (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=e]"y[o^]n), n.; pl.
{Gorgoneia}. [NL., fr. Gr. Gorgo`neios, equiv. to Gorgei^os
belonging to a Gorgon.] (Arch.)
A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. --Elmes.
 
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