Vers 700 avant J.-C., Hesiod -LRB- Theogony, Shield of Heracles -RRB- increases the number of Gorgons to three -- Stheno -LRB- the mighty -RRB-, Euryale -LRB- the far-springer -RRB-, and Medusa -LRB- the queen -RRB-, and makes them the daughters of the sea-god Phorcys and of Keto.
Il y avait trois Gorgons, appelés Stheno, Euryale et Medusa.