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Of the three sisters only Medousa was mortal.

THE GORGONES (Gorgons) were three powerful, winged daimones named Medousa (Medusa), Sthenno and Euryale. Your browser does not support the audio element.Terrible, Fierce ( gorgos) Gorgoneion, Athenian red-figure hydria C5th B.C., British Museum Listen to a recorded reading of this page:.Take a ten question quiz about this page.He had the monster imprisoned underneath Mount Etna. He was called the "Father of all monsters" and even the gods were scared of Typhon. Typhon was perhaps the scariest and most powerful of all the monsters in Greek Mythology. Finally, a young man named Oedipus solved the Sphinxes riddle and the city was saved. The Sphinx terrorized the city of Thebes, killing all those who could not solve its riddle. The Sphinx had the body of a lion, the head of a woman, and the wings of an eagle. This way Odysseus could hear their song and not be captured. He had his men put wax in their ears so they could not hear the song, then he tied himself to the ship. Odysseus encountered the Sirens in his adventures on the Odyssey. Once a sailor heard the song, he could not resist. The Sirens were sea nymphs who lured sailors to crash on the rocks of their islands with their songs. She guarded one side of the Strait of Messina while her counterpart Charibdis guarded the other side. Scylla was a terrible sea monster with 12 long tentacle legs and 6 dog-like heads. The satyr Silenus was perhaps the most famous satyr. The Satyrs were associated with the god of wine, Dionysus. They also liked to pull pranks on the gods. They were peaceful creatures who loved to have a good time. Pegasus helped the hero Bellerophon to kill the chimera. Pegasus was the horse of Zeus and the offspring of the ugly monster Medusa. Pegasus was a beautiful white horse that could fly. Each year seven boys and seven girls were locked into the Labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur. He lived underground in a maze called the Labyrinth. The Minotaur came from the island of Crete. The Minotaur had the head of bull and the body of a man. She was once a beautiful woman, but was turned into a Gorgon as punishment by the goddess Athena. Anyone who looked into Medusa's eyes would be turned to stone. She had a woman's face, but had snakes for hair. Medusa was a type of Greek monster called a Gorgon. Hercules slew the hydra as one of his Twelve Labors. The problem was that if you cut one head off, more heads would quickly grow back. The hydra was a fearsome monster from Greek Mythology. Jason and the Argonauts were going to kill the harpies when the goddess Iris intervened and promised that the harpies would not bother Phineus any longer. The harpies are famous for stealing the food of Phineus every time he tried to eat. The harpies were flying creatures with the faces of women.

Griffins were said to live in northern Greece where they guarded a huge treasure. It had the body of a lion and the head, wings, and talons of an eagle. The griffin was a combination of a lion and an eagle. There were three main furies who were sisters: Alecto, Tisiphone, and Magaera. The furies were flying creatures with sharp fangs and claws who hunted down murderers. Odysseus also came into contact with a Cyclops while on his adventures in the Odyssey. They were famous for making Zeus his thunderbolts and Poseidon his trident. The Chimera was feared throughout Greek mythology as it could breathe fire. The chimera was a giant monster that was a combination of many animals including a goat, lion, and snake. Ships that passed through the Strait of Messina had to either pass by Charybdis or face the seas monster Scylla. Any ships that came near Charybdis were pulled down to the bottom of the sea. Hercules had to capture Cerberus as one of his Twelve Labors.Ĭharybdis was a sea monster that took the shape of a giant whirlpool. Cerberus was the offspring of the feared monster Typhon. The Cerberus was a giant three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld. He trained many of the Greek heroes including Achilles and Jason of the Argonauts. However, one centaur named Chiron was intelligent and skilled in training. In general, centaurs were loud and vulgar. Their upper half was human, while their lower half had four legs like a horse. The Centaurs were half-man half-horse creatures.

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