Before revision: Gorgoneion on the Tondo of an Ancient Greek Attic black-figure cup, end of sixth century BC - Cabinet des médailles de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant,.
After revision: In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant,.