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three sisters so ugly the universe agreed it was a weapon.
means A hideous or terrifying woman, or more literally any of the three snake-haired sisters of Greek myth whose gaze turned onlookers to stone.
from From Greek gorgos, meaning 'grim,' 'dreadful,' or 'fierce' — the same root that named the Gorgones, the three monstrous sisters Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale. The word came into English through Latin gorgo, carrying its sense of petrifying ugliness intact. The Greek gorgos may be related to deep Indo-European roots for a fearful, growling sound — the kind of word that snarls before it means anything at all.
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- Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale formed the trio
- only mortal
- Medusa alone could die; her sisters were immortal
- posthumous power
- her severed head still turned enemies to stone
- blood magic
- left vein poisoned, right vein raised the dead
- snake hair
- a curse from Athena, once a beautiful priestess
medusa — gorgon from greek mythology whose hair was snakes and whose gaze turned people to stone
stheno — one of the three gorgon sisters in greek mythology, immortal and bronze-handed
euryale — the second of the three gorgon sisters in greek mythology, with a piercing wail