Answer: gorgon

AnswerCrossword Clue
GORGONSnake-haired she-beast
GORGONMythical figure who lost her head
GORGONMonster with a petrifying gaze
GORGONMythical snake-haired woman
GORGONOne of the snaky sisters of Greece.
GORGONEuryale, for instance
GORGONUgly, terrifying woman
GORGONHomer's "dread monster"
GORGONMedusa was one
GORGONMonster like Medusa
gorgonan ugly woman
gorgonany of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus
gorgonmean, ugly, or repulsive woman