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The Dread Gorgon: The head of Medusa, in myth and in memory
- cgio 9y agoI loved details like the following: " In blunt purpose, then, the Gorgoneion is in the same category as gargoyles and scarecrows; in later centuries, it was in fact used on tiled roofs and temple structures to frighten off birds." Growing up in Greece, I remember many tiled roofs that had edge tiles (akrokeramo) with heads. Never made the connection. Here are some samples: http://akrokerama.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/blog-post_5.html http://akrokerama.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/blog-post_5.html