Gorgon

n. [Lat. Gorgo, Gorgon, Gr. Γοργώ, Γοργών.]

1. (Myth.) A fabled monster, of terrific aspect, the sight of which turned the beholder to stone. The poets represent the Gorgons as three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; but authors are not agreed in the description of them.
2. Any thing very ugly or horrid. Milton.