Gorgonize (GAWR-guh-nayhz) means to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify
Gorgons were ancient Greek mythological figures. They were three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, and brazen claws. Their eyes turned anyone looking into them to stone. Thus, to gorgonize someone is to turn them into stone.
"If King Midas turns everything he touches into gold, Gorgons turn everyone who stares at them stone. And since to gorgonize means to hypnotize, I guess not one eye can escape from the Gorgons."
Gorgons were ancient Greek mythological figures. They were three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, and brazen claws. Their eyes turned anyone looking into them to stone. Thus, to gorgonize someone is to turn them into stone.
"If King Midas turns everything he touches into gold, Gorgons turn everyone who stares at them stone. And since to gorgonize means to hypnotize, I guess not one eye can escape from the Gorgons."
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