Γοργόνιον
Gorgonion
Greek · noun
variants Γοργώνιον : Gorgōnion , Γοργόνιοι : Gorgonioi
Edited by: Thomas Peeters Last edited: 2025-02-26
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1. Gorgon’s Head (β+ω+ρ+π Persei)
1.a Gorgon’s Head (β+ω+ρ+π Persei) part of constellation
Οἱ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ χειρὶ τοῦ Περσέως κείμενοι ἀστέρες Γοργόνιον καλοῦνται· οἱ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ τοῦ Περσέως κείμενοι ἀστερίσκοι πυκνοὶ καὶ μικροὶ εἰς τὴν Ἅρπην καταστηρίζονται.
‘The stars lying on the tip of the left hand of Perseus are called Gorgon’s Head; the close-packed tiny little stars lying on the tip of the right hand of Perseus are fixed into the Sickle.’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Γοργόνιον (Lemma #2907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). Γοργόνιον (Lemma #2907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Γοργόνιον (Lemma #2907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) Γοργόνιον (Lemma #2907), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2907,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {Γοργόνιον ({Lemma} #2907)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2907/},
}