gorgoneion

[ gawr-guh-nee-on ]

/ ˌgɔr gəˈni ɒn /

a representation of the head of a Gorgon, especially that of Medusa.

Origin of gorgoneion

1835–45; < Greek, equivalent to Gorgōn-, stem of Gorgṓ Gorgon + -eion neuter adj. suffix

gorgerin, gorget, gorgias, gorgio, gorgon, gorgoneion, gorgonian, gorgonize, gorgonzola, gorham, gori

On its exterior surface is a Gorgoneion upon an aegis; in the interior is an allegorical design, relating to the Nile flood.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 |Various
A head of Medusa, or Gorgoneion, encircled by two serpents, forms 100 the centre of the composition on the fragment.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

gorgoneion

/ (ˌɡɔːɡəˈniːɒn) /

a representation of a Gorgon's head, esp Medusa's

C19: from Greek, from gorgoneios of a Gorgon