Thus , the Greek word for coral is ' Gorgeia ' , as Medusa was one of the three Gorgons .
When he recovered her head , he saw that her blood had turned the seaweed ( in some variants the reeds ) into red coral .
The Greek word for coral is ' Gorgeia ' , as Medusa was one of the three Gorgons .
When he recovered her head , he saw that her blood had turned the seaweed ( in some variants the reeds ) into red coral .