Group of female creatures in Greek mythology

The gorgon turning men of different races into stone. Process print after G.A. Sartorio, 1895.

Apotropaic iconography. Collage by Nigel Firth, 2003.

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Gorgons (Greek mythology)

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The gorgon turning men of different races into stone. Process print after G.A. Sartorio, 1895.

Apotropaic iconography. Collage by Nigel Firth, 2003.