gorgo

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[Appar Gr daimon deity, and gorgo Gorgon, from gorges terrible.]

Piranha to Scurfy & Other Stories Rendell, Ruth 2000
The following are J. Cartier's words: "Per cercar luogo e porto sicuro da metter le navé, e andammo al contrario per detto fiume intorno di dieci leghe costezziando detta isola (di Bacchus) e in capo di quella trovammo un gorgo d'acqua bello e ameno (" the beautiful basin of Quebec, "as it is called in the

The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) George Warburton 1836