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The mortal gorgon was given snake hair to make sure people looked at her face, her eyes, turning them into stone. Ok, so say your walking along the greek trail going to Athens to meet someone (1500 years ago), and you run into a lady with her hair hissing at you. You'd look, right? So you'd look at the hair, and the eyes are only an inch under the hair, and boom your stone. she could have also had snakes for hair because.... well the reason you turn to stone is because they are so hideous right? well the snakes could add to the hideousness!
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What is the gorgons' hair?
Live snakes.
What are medussas?
Medusa was a Gorgon. There were three Gorgons originally. Medusa had snakes for hair and as all Gorgons could turn men to stone.
Why do you think the gorgons had snake hair?
Theory I:Perhaps Greeks thought snakes were evil, and since gorgons were considered serpentlike demons, then it probably made sense (with whatever twisted reason) for them to have snake hair.Theory II
How many Gorgons were there?
There were three gorgons. There head looks weird and their hair is made of snakes. If you look at them you will turn to stone. The most powerful gorgon was Medusa.
What creature had snakes for hair?
Mammals are the only known animals to have hair on Earth.
Who are the gorgons in the greek story clash of the titans?
The Gorgons were three sisters , Medusa- Stheno-Euryale , who had hair of living poisonous snakes and faces so terrifying that those who saw their faces are turned to stone .
Was the Gorgon feared or not feared in Greek mythology?
The Gorgons were feared. They had the hair of snakes, and their gaze, if beheld, could turn one to stone.
What was most amazing about the Gorgons in Greek mythology?
Their hair. The three sisters had snakes for hair. Medusa's visage (and hair) was the most terrifying of all (moreso than that of her sisters, Stheno and Euryale.
How did the Gorgons turn ugly story?
In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were originally beautiful sisters, but after their encounter with the goddess Athena, Medusa and her sisters were cursed, transforming them into hideous creatures with snakes for hair and the ability to turn those who gazed at them into stone.
Did the gorgons have wings?
Gorgons did have wings think of MEDUSA
What animal or plant was associated with Medusa?
Medusa is a person. She and her sisters made up the Gorgons. She was made ugly by Athena and had snakes for hair.
What god had snakes in place of hair?
Medusa is the most well-known creature that had snakes in place of her hair, although she would not be classified in all versions of the stories as a god. She was a monster called a Gorgon, along with her sisters Stheno and Euryale. Some versions of her story have her being killed by Perseus, and the mother of Pegasus and Chrysaor.Medusa was a mortal, not a god. She had originally had beautiful golden blond hair, but this was changed to snakes, as a curse for violating her vow of celibacy as a priestess of Athena when Poseidon seduced her.The Gorgons all had the hair of snakes. Perhaps the best known of the Gorgons was Medusa, who was turned into a Gorgon by the goddess Athena.Medusa the Gorgon had snakes for hair and would turn anybody who looked at her into stone.She was once a beautiful woman but the god Poseidon fell in love with her. They met secretly in the temple of Athena but she found them and was very angry, so she turned Medusa and her two sisters into gorgons.The Erinyes or Furies are often described as having snakes for their hair, but do not seem to be as well known for that characteristic as Medusa and the Gorgons.
