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The Gorgon Sisters are characters who appear in the cartoon show episode "The Smurf Odyssey". They are a pair of Gorgons whose ugliness can turn whoever gazes upon them into stone. They live on Gorgon Island as protectors of the Golden Fleece. They tend to be very vain as to which of them is the ugliest.

In the episode's story, Hermes and the Smurfs have reached the island and have gotten their hands on the Golden Fleece when the Gorgon Sisters emerge from underground, turning most of the Smurfs and Pegasus into stone. Hermes and Vanity, however, have hidden themselves behind the rocks, and with the magic shield destroyed, Hermes borrows Vanity's mirror and offers it to the two sisters so they can see which of them is the ugliest. As they both looked into the mirror, they were turned into stone, instantly freeing the Smurfs and Pegasus.

Trivia[]

  • They are based on the Gorgon Sisters of ancient Greek myth and literature. However, in the original legend there were three sisters, Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale, but in the cartoons, there are only two with no mention of the third sister, presumably Medusa.
  • Their faces look exactly like Gargamel's, having the same eyes, nose, and teeth as the old wizard, suggesting that they may have some relation to him. However, the Gorgon Sisters in mythology had no relation to humans or any offspring (not counting Medusa's "children"), indicating that this may be just an aesthetic choice or that they have a different history in the Smurfs' universe.
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