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|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (novelisation)|Eye of the Gorgon]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)|The Mad Woman in the Attic]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (novelisation)|Eye of the Gorgon]]''}} | ||
|individuals=[[Medusa]], [[Stheno]], [[Euryale]], [[Second Gorgon]], [[Third Gorgon]], }}The '''Gorgons''' were a species of intelligent parasitic beings which possessed their hosts. | |individuals=[[Medusa]], [[Stheno]], [[Euryale]], [[Second Gorgon]], [[Third Gorgon]], }}The '''Gorgons''' were a species of intelligent parasitic beings which possessed their hosts. | ||
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Gorgons petrified creatures within a matter of hours. To do so, they needed to leave their host and make contact with the target. They could be reflected by a [[mirror]], causing them to return to the host and [[petrification|turning it to stone]]. | Gorgons petrified creatures within a matter of hours. To do so, they needed to leave their host and make contact with the target. They could be reflected by a [[mirror]], causing them to return to the host and [[petrification|turning it to stone]]. | ||
Gorgons were a species of parasites, inhabiting the bodies of creatures like [[human]]s. While in the host, they greatly increased its lifespan, letting one human host live for over two hundred years. This was much less than the Gorgon's natural lifespan of thousands of years, which meant they had to frequently switch hosts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | Gorgons were a species of parasites, inhabiting the bodies of creatures like [[human]]s. While in the host, they greatly increased its lifespan, letting one human host live for over two hundred years. This was much less than the Gorgon's natural lifespan of thousands of years, which meant they had to frequently switch hosts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Three Gorgons came to Earth around [[BC|1000 BC]] via a [[talisman]], entering into [[Greek mythology]] along the way. One Gorgon was slain by a Greek hero, another by Professor [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley|Nelson-Stanley]] and his [[Bea Nelson-Stanley|wife]] in [[1959]], and the other survived up until [[2007]]. | Three Gorgons came to Earth around [[BC|1000 BC]] via a [[talisman]], entering into [[Greek mythology]] along the way. One Gorgon was slain by a Greek hero, another by Professor [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley|Nelson-Stanley]] and his [[Bea Nelson-Stanley|wife]] in [[1959]], and the other survived up until [[2007]]. | ||
The third Gorgon eventually inhabited the body of an [[The Abbess|abbess]] and led the sisterhood of nuns at [[St Agnes Abbey]], manipulating their minds to serve it for more than two centuries. The Gorgon sent the nuns to retrieve the talisman, planning to call the Gorgons from their home world to invade Earth and take all of humanity for their hosts. The Gorgon was defeated by [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]] and [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], using a mirror to defeat the Gorgon whilst trying to possess Sarah Jane as a new host. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | The third Gorgon eventually inhabited the body of an [[The Abbess|abbess]] and led the sisterhood of nuns at [[St Agnes Abbey]], manipulating their minds to serve it for more than two centuries. The Gorgon sent the nuns to retrieve the talisman, planning to call the Gorgons from their home world to invade Earth and take all of humanity for their hosts. The Gorgon was defeated by [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]] and [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], using a mirror to defeat the Gorgon whilst trying to possess Sarah Jane as a new host. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
== Other information == | == Other information == | ||
The [[First Doctor]] had previously encountered a different kind of [[Gorgon (mythology)|Gorgon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon]]'') | The [[First Doctor]] had previously encountered a different kind of [[Gorgon (mythology)|Gorgon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
[[Hades]] had some kind of Gorgons in his employ. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion]]'') | [[Hades]] had some kind of Gorgons in his employ. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | ||
[[Eugene Jones]] believed that he had some "pre-Gorgon" [[Pilurian]] [[currency]] in his alien artefact collection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes]]'') | [[Eugene Jones]] believed that he had some "pre-Gorgon" [[Pilurian]] [[currency]] in his alien artefact collection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Random Shoes (TV story)|Random Shoes]]'') | ||
[[Scaroth]]'s house had an emblem of a classic Gorgon on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') | [[Scaroth]]'s house had an emblem of a classic Gorgon on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
In [[2008]] [[Mr Smith]] mentioned that some lifeforms would survive after being turned into stone by a Gorgon. The bodies of [[Human]]s and silicon-based lifeforms like the [[Ogri]] of [[Ogros]] and the then extinct [[Kastrian]]s of [[Kastria]] weren't compatible with being turned to stone. ([[WC]]: ''[[Mr Smith's data updates|The Gorgon]]'') | In [[2008]] [[Mr Smith]] mentioned that some lifeforms would survive after being turned into stone by a Gorgon. The bodies of [[Human]]s and silicon-based lifeforms like the [[Ogri]] of [[Ogros]] and the then extinct [[Kastrian]]s of [[Kastria]] weren't compatible with being turned to stone. ([[WC]]: ''[[Mr Smith's data updates|The Gorgon]]'') | ||
A fictional version of the Gorgon Medusa was encountered in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'') | A fictional version of the Gorgon Medusa was encountered in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') | ||
[[Christopher Lee]] and [[Barbara Shelley]] starred in a film about Gorgons. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | [[Christopher Lee]] and [[Barbara Shelley]] starred in a film about Gorgons. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Parasitic species]] | [[Category:Parasitic species]] | ||
[[Category:Mythological creatures]] | [[Category:Mythological creatures]] | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 10 April 2019
The Gorgons were a species of intelligent parasitic beings which possessed their hosts.
Biology
Gorgons looked like blue, ethereal serpents. Each Gorgon was composed of several of these serpentine forms. They could hiss but not speak. They had some telepathic powers, specifically mind control.
Gorgons petrified creatures within a matter of hours. To do so, they needed to leave their host and make contact with the target. They could be reflected by a mirror, causing them to return to the host and turning it to stone.
Gorgons were a species of parasites, inhabiting the bodies of creatures like humans. While in the host, they greatly increased its lifespan, letting one human host live for over two hundred years. This was much less than the Gorgon's natural lifespan of thousands of years, which meant they had to frequently switch hosts. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
History
Three Gorgons came to Earth around 1000 BC via a talisman, entering into Greek mythology along the way. One Gorgon was slain by a Greek hero, another by Professor Nelson-Stanley and his wife in 1959, and the other survived up until 2007.
The third Gorgon eventually inhabited the body of an abbess and led the sisterhood of nuns at St Agnes Abbey, manipulating their minds to serve it for more than two centuries. The Gorgon sent the nuns to retrieve the talisman, planning to call the Gorgons from their home world to invade Earth and take all of humanity for their hosts. The Gorgon was defeated by Sarah Jane, Luke, Maria and Clyde, using a mirror to defeat the Gorgon whilst trying to possess Sarah Jane as a new host. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
Other information
The First Doctor had previously encountered a different kind of Gorgon. (COMIC: The Gaze of the Gorgon)
Hades had some kind of Gorgons in his employ. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)
Eugene Jones believed that he had some "pre-Gorgon" Pilurian currency in his alien artefact collection. (TV: Random Shoes)
Scaroth's house had an emblem of a classic Gorgon on it. (TV: City of Death)
In 2008 Mr Smith mentioned that some lifeforms would survive after being turned into stone by a Gorgon. The bodies of Humans and silicon-based lifeforms like the Ogri of Ogros and the then extinct Kastrians of Kastria weren't compatible with being turned to stone. (WC: The Gorgon)
A fictional version of the Gorgon Medusa was encountered in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber)
Christopher Lee and Barbara Shelley starred in a film about Gorgons. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
