Gorgophone was the name of the only daughter of
Perseus and Andromeda. She became the
wife of
Perieres and, later,
Oebalus. Her name literally means 'Gorgon-death', from gorgos and
phone, 'murder', 'slaughter'. She did not kill any Gorgons, but of course her father did (Perseus slew Medusa), and her name is thus a commemorative one.
