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Greek Epic Heroes and Mythological Creatures
Epic Hero • The Epic Hero is a leader that
fights for those who cannot protect themselves. • The Hero is braver and smarter
than others and usually is part God part mortal • The MORTAL or human part of
the hero makes the hero have a FLAW.
Types of Hero Flaws• A Flaw is a WEAKNESS
• Greed• Too Proud (HUBRIS) • Not Responsible with Power (Was
Perseus REALLY responsible when he killed Atlas?)
Now for the MONSTERS the heroes BATTLE
Cerberus • THREE
HEADED DOG that guards the Underworld for Hades
Hydra• Multi-headed Dragon monster• Heads REGENERATE after being
cut off
PHOENIX
• magical bird who burst into flames
• would burn to ashes and then be reborn
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Cyclops• ONE EYED GIANT • (Usually
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Scylla and Charybdis
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Scylla• Six Headed Monster which ate
sailors
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Charybdis
• Evil whirlpool sea • monster swallowed• sailors and ships
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Sirens• Scary sea women that sang sailors
to their death. Often, Sailors would be dehydrated at sea and hallucinate, claiming to see these creatures. This is also where our idea of the mermaid comes from.
Sirens were also shown as bird women
HARPY• Mean creature, HALF BIRD,
HALF WOMAN
CHIMERA • Part LION, part GOAT, Part
SERPENT
SPHINX • Half WOMAN, Half LION, TOLD
RIDDLES
Satyr
• Half MAN, • Half GOAT
Pegasus• Magical WINGED Horse, Born from
MEDUSA’S BLOOD
Centaurs• Half man, Half horse • Chiron was a centaur known to
train heros
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MINOTAUR
• Half Man, Half Bull• Lived in a LABYRINTH and ate human sacrifices
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Gorgon• Medusa, there were two other creatures
like Medusa called Gorgons
Hair was snakes, turned men to stone
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The Grey Witches or Sisters
• These three witches shared one tooth and one EYE
• They may be considered the FATES or DESTINY which shows up in many stories
• I.E. Perseus, Hercules, Macbeth
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