Gorgon the Historian (Γοργών ὁ ἱστορικός) was active in the 4th–3rd centuries BCE. No details of his life, including his origins or education, are recorded.
He is credited with a single prose work in Koine Greek, but its title, subject, and current status are unknown.
Gorgon remains an obscure figure with no documented influence on the subsequent historiographical tradition.
Sources * Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/searchresults?q=Gorgon+historian * ToposText (Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation): https://topostext.org/search?type=all&query=Γοργών * Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Gorgon%20historian * Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics (Oxford University Press): https://oxfordre.com/classics/search?siteToSearch=classics&q=Gorgon&searchBtn=Search&isQuickSearch=true * Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/search/search?query=Gorgon * Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://iep.utm.edu/search/?q=Gorgon
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- Perseus Entry (Perseus Digital Library) Accessed: 2026-01-26
- ToposText Entry (ToposText) Accessed: 2026-01-26
- Britannica Entry (Encyclopædia Britannica) Accessed: 2026-01-26
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia Entry (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics) Accessed: 2026-01-26
- Stanford Encyclopedia Entry (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Accessed: 2026-01-26
- IEP Entry (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Accessed: 2026-01-26