Talk:Gorgoneion

Comments
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)

Origin
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)