Γοργόνειον

From LSJ

κόραξ δ' ἐπαίνῳ καρδίην ἐχαυνώθη → the flattered crow was filled with pride, the flattered crow became elate in heart

Source

Wikipedia EN

A wooden door panel intended to guard the house from an unwelcome guest (Thomas Regnaudin, former Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande, rue vieille du Temple, Paris c. 1660).

In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant, and often are depicted wearing it. It established their descent from earlier deities considered to remain powerful. Among other attributes, it was assumed by rulers of the Hellenistic age as a royal aegis to imply divine birth or protection, as shown, for instance, on the Alexander Mosaic and the Gonzaga Cameo.

Wikipedia DE

Als Gorgoneion (griechisch Γοργόνειον) bezeichnet man das von Perseus der Gorgone Medusa abgeschlagene Haupt, daher auch Gorgonenhaupt oder Medusenhaupt genannt, das nach der griechischen Sage Athene als versteinerndes Schreckbild in die Mitte ihrer Aigis versetzte und als solches auf ihrem Schild trägt.

Als Unheil abwehrendes magisches Schutz- und Schreckmittel (Apotropaion / Schreckbild) schmückt es mannigfach Waffen aller Art, Wagen, Schiffe, Pferdeschmuck, Städtemauern, Amulette, Gewänder, Möbel, Sarkophage usw.

Wikipedia ES

En la Antigua Grecia, el gorgoneion (griego: Γοργόνειον) originalmente era un amuleto apotropaico que inducía horror al mostrar la cabeza de la Gorgona.​ Estaba relacionado con las deidades de Zeus y Atenea; se dice que ambos habrían llevado un pendiente con este motivo.​ También era una égida real popular, tal como se muestra por ejemplo en el mosaico de Alejandro y el camafeo Gonzaga.

Wikipedia IT

Nell'antica Grecia, il gorgoneion (in greco antico: Γοργόνειον) era, in origine, un pendente orrorifico apotropaico che rappresentava la testa di una Gorgone. Il gorgoneion è associato sia a Zeus sia ad Atena, che secondo il mito lo hanno entrambi indossato come pendente. Era anche frequentemente presente sulle egide reali, come esemplifica il Cammeo Gonzaga.

Wikipedia PT

Gorgonião (em grego clássico: Γοργόνειον; transl.: Gorgóneion) era conhecida como a imagem da cabeça da Medusa (Górgona) aparecia no objeto utilizado para afugentar o mal por Perseu que decapitou Medusa e utilizou posteriormente sua cabeça como arma.

Wikipedia RU

Горгонейон (др.-греч. Γοργόνειον, мн. ч. Γοργόνεια — «принадлежащее горгоне») — маска-талисман от сглаза с изображением головы горгоны Медузы, которым в период античности украшали здания и различные предметы (в том числе монеты) с целью оберега от зла. В искусстве Нового времени горгонейон превратился в декоративный мотив.

Spanish

Gorgoneon, cabeza de la Gorgona, máscara de la Gorgona, la cabeza de Gorgona, fantasma, mijo de sol, grano de amor

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Γοργόνειον: τό щит (Афины) с головой Горгоны Isocr., Plut.

Translations

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Arabic Moroccan Arabic: بوعو‎, بو خنشة‎; Basque: hamalau-zaku; Catalan: home del sac, papu; Chinese Mandarin: 怪物, 魔鬼; Czech: bubák; Danish: bussemand, bøhmand; Dutch: boeman, bietebauw; Esperanto: infantimigulo; Estonian: koll; Finnish: mörkö; French: croque-mitaine; Galician: sacaúntos, coco, sacamanteigas, papón; German: Butzemann; Greek: μπαμπούλας; Ancient Greek: Ἀλφιτώ, Γοργόνειον, Λάμια, μορμολύκα, μορμολυκεῖον, μορμολύκειον, μορμολύκη, μορμολυκία, μορμόρυξις, μορμώ, Μορμώ; Hungarian: krampusz, mumus; Italian: uomo nero, babau; Japanese: ブギーマン, 小鬼; Korean: 꼬마 도깨비, 부기맨; Ladino: bambaruto; Latgalian: buba; Latin: larva; Latvian: bubulis; Lithuanian: baubas, bubulis; Norman: croque-mitaine, barbou; Norwegian: busemann; Persian: لولو‎ sg; Polish: czarny lud; Portuguese: bicho-papão, homem do saco, papa-figos; Romanian: baubau, omul negru, gogoriță; Russian: бука, бабай, страшилище, домовой, бугимен; Serbo-Croatian: babaroga, бабарога; Spanish: coco, cuco, cucuy, sacamantecas, hombre del saco; Tajik: буҷӣ; Turkish: gulyabani, hortlak, öcü, karakoncolos, umacı; Vietnamese: ngoáo ộp