Greek Mytholog

y Creatures

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Medusa • one of three

sisters called the Gorgons

• she turned people to

stone• her hair was made

up of snakes!

Minotaur

• half-man, half-bull• lived in labyrinth on island of Crete

• ate human sacrifices

centaurs • half-horse, half-human

• Chiron was a famous

centaur who trained heroes

Sphinx• half-woman, half-lion

• told riddles

satyr

• half-man, half-goat• found around

Dionysus• liked to “party”

harpy

• ugly half-woman, • half-bird creature• mean and fierce

Pegasus

• magical winged horse

• born from Medusa’s blood

chimera

• part lion, part goat, part serpent

sirens

• scary sea nymphs who sang magical song to lure sailors to their deaths

• sometimes portrayed as half-bird, half-woman

Charybdis

• evil whirlpool monster across from Scylla in the sea

Scylla

• 6-headed monster who ate sailors

across from Charybdis

Cyclops

• one-eyed giants• considered to be related to

Poseidon

phoenix

• magical bird who burst into flames• would burn to ashes and then be

reborn

hydra

• multi-headed monster whose heads multi-headed monster whose heads regenerate after being cut offregenerate after being cut off

Cerberus

•Huge three-headed dog that guards Huge three-headed dog that guards the Gates to the Underworldthe Gates to the Underworld