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A fact from Gorgoneion appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 May 2009. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that at least 37 cities of the ancient world placed an image of the Gorgon's head on their coins (example pictured)?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2009/May.

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Latest comment: 17 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The apotrope article says 'Because of the shared meaning, an "apotropaic amulet" would be redundant; rather, an apotropaic symbol can be an amulet.'. Which article is right? Scooterclub (talk) 11:01, 28 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I read an interesting theory about the origin of the gorgon's head. It's pretty well established that the image was first, and the Medusa legend developed to explain the image. The idea is that it started as a totem, on shields and such. The clue as to what it represents is that the oldest images show the pouted cheeks and the tongue sticking out. It's an octopus- the 'tongue' is the animal's siphon. I can't remember where I read this, probably one of Willey Ley's books. CFLeon (talk) 01:44, 2 June 2010 (UTC)Reply