Transcript Greek Mythology Monsters!

Greek
Mythology
Creatures!
centaurs
• half-horse,
half-human
• Chiron was a
famous
centaur who
trained heroes
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Similar to Centaur,
BUT…
walks on two legs
satyr
• half-man, half-goat
• found around
Dionysus
• liked to “party”
Minotaur
• half-man, half-bull
• lived in labyrinth on island of Crete
• ate human sacrifices
Sphinx
• half-woman,
half-lion
• told riddles
CHIMERA
• part lion, part goat,
part serpent
PYTHON
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GUARDS ORACLE AT DELPHI
KILLED BY APOLLO
Hydra
• 9-headed monster
• 1 head cannot be killed, 8 heads can
regenerate
Scylla
• 6-headed monster who ate sailors
across from Charybdis
• 12 feet in length, barks like a dog
Charybdis
• evil whirlpool monster across
from Scylla in the sea
sirens
• scary sea nymphs who sang magical
song to lure sailors to their deaths
• sometimes portrayed as half-bird,
half-woman, but never actually seen
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• Stheno
• Euryale
• Medusa
Harpies
• ugly half-woman,
half-bird creature
• mean and fierce
• Hounds of Zeus
FURIES
Snakes for hair
Blood drips from eyes
GRAIAE SISTERS WHO SHARE ONE EYE
Cyclops
• one-eyed giants
• considered to be related to Poseidon
Mrs.
Lesnett’s
favorite