gorgoneion
noun
gor·go·nei·on
ˌgȯ(r)gəˈnī|ˌän,
-nē|,
-nā|
variants or gorgoneum
-ˈnēəm
plural gorgoneia
|ə
or gorgonea -ēə
: a representation of the face of a Gorgon frequent as an apotropaic symbol in Greek art
Word History
Etymology
gorgoneion from Greek, from neuter of gorgoneios of a Gorgon, from Gorgon-, Gorgō; gorgoneum from New Latin, from Greek gorgoneion
- beat about the bush
- beat around the bush
- beat back
- beat board
- beat down
- beat in
- beat into
- beat it
- beat man
- beat off
- beat one to it
- beat one's brains out
- beat one's brains out (about)
- beat one's brains out about
- beat out
- beat someone at their own game
- beat someone to the punch
- beat someone's brains in
- beat someone's brains out
- beat swords into plowshares
- beat the (living) daylights out of
- beat the bushes
- beat the clock
- beat the daylights out of
- beat the drum