Gorgons

*Description*	Gorgons have different descriptions, but all are unusually hideous. In Greek myth, gorgon were women who had serpents instead of hair. Another version was a specific creature called a Catoblepas.
*Features*	Medusa was a gorgon, and her face was so hideous that anyone who saw it was instantly turned to stone. She had once been a beautiful maiden who had been very proud of her hair, but she dared to compare her beauty to that of the god Minerva. Angered by this, Minerva turned her into a gorgon, and changed her hair into writhing snakes. Medusa became cruel, and terrorized the area, turning men and animals into stone. Perseus was able to sneak up while she was asleep, and using his shield as a mirror to avoid a direct look at her, cut off her head.
*Also called*	Or confused with the Catoblepas.
*Described By:*	Homer- "Lest Gorgon rising from the infernal lakes With horrors armed, and curls of hissing snakes, Should fix me stiffened at the monstrous sight, A stony image in eternal night." (Odyssey, book 11.)

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