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Q: Why are the sisters of medusa called the gorgons?
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Collectively Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?

Gorgons


Who was medusa's sisters?

Medusa was called Medusa... She had two sisters; Euryale and Stheno. They were the three Gorgons. Euryale and Stheno were immortal. Medusa was not.


Who are the 2 sisters of Medusa?

Stheno and Euryale were the immortal Gorgons and sisters to Medusa.


Was Medusa really sisters with the gorgons?

Oh yes, Medusa was one of the three gorgons, according to the Greek myth.


Was Medusa a gorgon in Greek mythology?

Yes; Medusa and her sisters were the three gorgons.


What produces a medusa?

medusa and her gorgon sisters were nymphs posiedon was "dating" medusa athena caught them in her temple and turned medusa and her sisters into gorgons


Was Medusa human?

She was originally human, until Athena turned her and her sisters into the monters called the Gorgons.


Did Medusa and Poseidon have a union?

they "dated" but were caught in Athena's temple and she turned medusa and her sisters into gorgons


What were the three Gorgons called?

Stheno (the mighty), Euryale (the far-springer), and Medusa (the queen).The Three Gorgons are characters from Greek mythology.They are three winged monstrous sisters called Euryale, Medusa and Stheno, with live snakes for hair and huge teeth and claws.The term Gorgon is occasionally used to describe an unpleasant or extremely fierce woman, such as my ex-wife.


Who is stheno from greek mythology?

She is one of the Gorgons (one of Medusa's sisters)


What are the names of the three sisters of the gorgons?

a... i remember only one the name is medusa


Why were gorgons given the power to turn things into stone?

Athena caught Poseidon raping one of her followers, Medusa, in her temple. Interestingly, Medusa was punished, not Poseidon. Athena turned Medusa and her sisters into Gorgons.