What do gorgons do

Powers and abilities Animal communication — A gorgon has the ability to communicate with and understand snakes. Paralyzing venom — With a simple kiss anywhere on an individual including angels a gorgon is capable of paralyzing their prey. The numbing effect of the venom takes time, however, and a gorgon may start feeding before the venom has taken effect, causing their victims to feel everything. Precognition — By eating the eyes of a human, a gorgon gains foresight -- the ability to see their enemies coming before they arrive and to see the fates of those they look upon.

However, their foresight is limited to humans and they cannot see angels even when they are standing right next to a human featured in one of their visions. Super strength — A gorgon is strong enough to fight evenly with and defeat angels. Weaknesses Celestial beings — When using precognition to see into its future, a gorgon is incapable of seeing angels or Nephilim in their visions.

Silver blade — A gorgon can only be killed by having their head chopped off with a silver blade. Personal tools Log in. Celestial beings Silver. At a later time, Libya is also named as their home. With Hellenism came the myth that the Gorgo was a sister of Alexander the Great.

In this myth, she is a neck, a water spirit. The sailors of each passing boat are asked whether he is still alive. If they answer no, she takes the boat and the sailors into the water.

The heads of the Gorgons are often found on shields , capes and amulets. These were believed to be magic. The magic that is used against bad spirits and bad look is known as apotropaic magic. Minoan gold ring of Mochlos, — BC, depicts a sea-goddess with a monstrous head in a boat Heraklion Archaeological Museum. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gorgon. Send us feedback.

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