Transcript Greek Mythology Monster Powerpoint

Greek
Mythology
Creatures!
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
regenerate after being cut off
Cerberus
• Huge three-headed dog that guards
the Gates to the Underworld