Gorgonize also spelled Gorgonise means to paralyze, petrify, or hypnotize. Gorgonize is after the word Gorgon, referring to any of the three (3) monstrous sisters: Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa in Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair. These said sisters turned anyone who looked into their eyes into stone anyone who looked into their eyes.]