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The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [[wikt:γοργός|γοργός]] (''gorgós''), meaning | The term ''gorgon'' is derived from the Greek [[wikt:γοργός|γοργός]] (''gorgós''), meaning "grim, fierce, terrible".<ref name="γοργός">{{WT|γοργός}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 13 May 2026
Gorgon is a creature in the Greek mythology. The legendary Medusa was considered the most famous of them. Stories of gorgons were born from a certain type of hybrid beasts created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project.
History[edit | edit source]
According to the stories, the legendary founder of Mycenae and hero Perseus was tasked by the ruler of Seriphos King Polydektes to slay the gorgon Medusa.[1] Helped on the orders of the god Zeus, the messenger of the gods Hermes gave Perseus a shining sickle,[2] which might have been a harpe, as well as winged sandals and the goddess Athena gave Perseus a bronze shield, polished mirror-bright. Armed with these, Perseus succeeded in his task.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, a member of the Daughters of Artemis, Ligeia, fell prey to a Gorgon's stare. The Spartan misthios Kassandra later defeated the creature at the request of Ligeia's lover, Bryce.[3]
Influence and legacy[edit | edit source]
By the time of the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BCE, the image of a gorgon was used by the Greeks as a protective amulet used to decorate houses and shields. It was also implemented in various statues of the goddess Athena as part of her Aegis.[4]
Certain weapons were associated with gorgons: there was the Gorgon Slayer, a spear which belonged to the mercenary Zetes the Retired during the 5th century BCE, the Gorgoneion Xiphos which was said to echo the voices of the Gorgon's victims,[5] and Medusa, a heavy weapon found in Egypt during the 1st century BCE by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.[6]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The term gorgon is derived from the Greek γοργός (gorgós), meaning "grim, fierce, terrible".[7]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Gorgon's head used as an apotropaic device on a house -
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Gorgon as part of the Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (artwork)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory (mentioned in Database entry only) (indirect mention only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Treasury of Legends
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Writhing Dead
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Gorgoneion Xiphos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑
γοργός on Wiktionary