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|Species name = Gorgon
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|type       = Serpentine beings
|type = Serpentine beings
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|affiliation =  
|origin = Unknown (somewhere 100,000,000 light from [[Earth]])
|origin     = [[Gorgos]]
|appearances = [[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]''
|only = Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)
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|individuals = [[Medusa]], [[Stheno]], [[Euryale]], [[Second Gorgon]], [[Third Gorgon]]
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|clip        = Luke is Kidnapped by Nuns! The Eye of the Gorgon The Sarah Jane Adventures
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The '''Gorgons''' were a species of intelligent parasitic beings which possessed their hosts.


The '''Gorgons''' were a species of parasites. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
== 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 [[telepathy|telepathic]] powers, specifically [[mind control]].


==Biology==
Gorgons [[Petrification|petrified]] living 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 had the appearance of blue, ethereal serpents. Each Gorgon was composed of several of these serpentine forms. Though they were incapable of speech (making only hissing noises), they had some [[telepathy|telepathic]] powers, specifically [[mind control]].


Gorgons had the ability to petrify creatures - that is, turn them into a lithous substance similar to stone in a method like that of fossilisation, except quicker (within a matter of hours). In order to do so, the serpents needed to leave the 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 [[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]]'')


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 200 years. This was much less than the Gorgon's natural lifespan of thousands of years, which meant they had to frequently switch hosts. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
== History ==
Three Gorgons came to Earth around [[BC|1000 BC]] via a [[talisman]], entering into [[Greek mythology]] along the way. [[Medusa|One Gorgon]] was slain by a Greek hero, [[Second Gorgon|another]] by Professor [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley|Nelson-Stanley]] and his [[Bea Nelson-Stanley|wife]] in the [[20th century]], and [[Third Gorgon|the other]] survived up until the [[21st century]].


==History==
The third Gorgon eventually inhabited the body of an [[The Abbess (Eye of the Gorgon)|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]]'')
Three Gorgons came to Earth around [[Early human history|1000 BC]] via a [[talisman]], entering into [[Greece|Greek]] mythology along the way. One Gorgon was slain by a Greek hero, another by a professor and his wife in [[1959]], and one survived.


This Gorgon eventually inhabited the body of an abbess and led a sisterhood of nuns, manipulating their minds to serve it for over 200 years. The Gorgon led the nuns on a mission to retrieve the talisman so as to call the Gorgons from their homeworld so as to invade Earth and take all of Humanity for their hosts. The Gorgon was eventually defeated, however, by [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Luke Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]] and [[Clyde Langer]] using a mirror to defeat the Gorgon whilst trying to possess Sarah Jane as a new host. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
=== Alternate timeline ===
In [[Andrea Yates' World]], where [[the Trickster]] manipulated events so that [[Sarah Jane Smith]] [[died]] in [[1964]], the Gorgons never came to [[Earth]]. As [[the Trickster]] explained to Sarah Jane while she was in [[limbo]], he had turned away all the foes she would have defeated, his intention being for her absence to allow Earth to be destroyed by the [[meteorite]] [[K67]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'')


==Background==
== Behind the scenes ==
The [[First Doctor]] encountered a Gorgon in [[The Gaze of the Gorgon]].
''[[The Writer's Tale]]'' revealed a draft for {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}} in which [[Captain Jack Harkness]] would have complimented Sarah Jane on her "nice job with the Gorgon", a reference was ultimately changed to [[Slitheen]].


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Latest revision as of 13:15, 1 September 2024

You may wish to consult Gorgon (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Gorgons were a species of intelligent parasitic beings which possessed their hosts.

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

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 living 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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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 the 20th century, and the other survived up until the 21st century.

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)

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Andrea Yates' World, where the Trickster manipulated events so that Sarah Jane Smith died in 1964, the Gorgons never came to Earth. As the Trickster explained to Sarah Jane while she was in limbo, he had turned away all the foes she would have defeated, his intention being for her absence to allow Earth to be destroyed by the meteorite K67. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Writer's Tale revealed a draft for The Stolen Earth [+] in which Captain Jack Harkness would have complimented Sarah Jane on her "nice job with the Gorgon", a reference was ultimately changed to Slitheen.