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Members |
Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa |
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First Appearance |
Greek Myth |
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Greek Myth |
Origin[]
The Gorgons, in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. However according to Hyginus, they were daughters of "the Gorgon", an offspring of Typhon and Echidna, and Ceto, while Euripides, in his tragedy Ion, has "the Gorgon" being the offspring of Gaia, spawned by Gaia to be an ally for her children the Giants in their war against the Olympian gods.
They lived near their sisters the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone.
Euryale and Stheno were immortal, but Medusa was not and was slain by the hero Perseus.Gorgons were dread monsters with terrifying eyes who instilled fear in any who saw them. A Gorgon head was displayed on Athena's aegis, giving it the power both to protect her from any weapon, and instill great fear in any enemy. Gorgon blood was said to have both the power to heal and harm.
Representations of full-bodied Gorgons and the Gorgon face, called a gorgoneion, were popular subjects in Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman iconography. While Archaic Gorgons and gorgoneia are universally depicted as hideously ugly, over time they came to be portrayed as beautiful young women.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All appearances of the Gorgons from before Janurary 1, 1929 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Comic Appearances of Medusa[]
- Adventures into the Unknown #49
- Jumbo Comics #31
- Pep Comics #46
- The Beyond #8
- Prize Comics #52
- Ghost Comics #10
- Eerie #8
Public Domain Appearances of Medusa's Head[]
- Captain Marvel Jr. #2
- Thrilling Romances #12
- Mystery Men Comics #24
- Pep Comics #45
- Yankee Comics #3
- Bulls Eye Comics #11
- Mister Mystery #15
- Weird Terror #3, 7
- Weird Horrors #5
- Tomb of Terror #5