“The first two are images of Hadrian and a detail of the gorgoneion, the third is of Septimus Severus.”

“Contained within a circle, the gorgoneion was the central motif of an ornamental composition of confronting dolphins.”

“She is carrying her aegis as a shield, and you can clearly see the gorgoneion at the centre.”

“Soft corals and gorgonians reach out from the overhanging sides, while shoals of fish swirl in the shade.”

“Scrubby bushes of black coral and huge gorgonians reach out towards the sky.”

“We passed small shoals of bigeye snapper, masked angelfish and a couple of colourful groupers on our way to a garden of gorgonians.”

“Athena invented the flute in order to imitate the cries of gorgons after the death of Medusa.”

“It was always my favorite, to read about Cyclopes, gorgons, heroes, and goddesses.”

“In fact, she was a wonderful contrast to some of the archive gorgons we had encountered over the years in military and political archives.”