Abraxus/Abraxas  A demon of the Greek Period  Had the body of a man, the head of a rooster, and serpents for feet

Alecto  One of the Furies The Furies were lesser deities (gods) who punished victims  Her name is derived from the Greek “alektos,” meaning “unceasing in anger”  Sisters are Megaera and Tisiphone

Argus  A monster that had a hundred eyes  A guard

Centaur  A race of monsters  Has the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse

Cerberus  The three-headed dog  The guardian of the underworld in Greek mythology

Draco  In Latin, Draco means “dragon” (Draco is a constellation that looks like a dragon but is a snake)  Also, a Greek ruler named Draco who developed a system of laws that favored wealthy families  Created severe punishments for the smallest of crimes  “Draconian” means “harsh or cruel.”  In Romanian, “drac” means “devil”

Errol  An owl and messenger for Athena, Goddess of the night who represented wisdom Revealed unseen truths to her, had the ability to light up Athena’s “blind side,” enabling her to speak the entire truth  Means “wanderer” in Old English

Fenrir  Norse mythology  A gigantic and terrible monster in the shape of a wolf Prophecy which stated that the wolf and his family would one day be responsible for the destruction of the world Caught Fenris and locked him in a cage, bound in chains Fenrir then requested that one of the gods put their hand in his mouth before he was chained as a sign of good faith. Tyr, the god of war and justice, did and his hand was bitten off

Griffin  A creature in mythology with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle  The protector of a god’s gold from mortal men  In Greek, “gryphon” means “protector of wealth”

Hermione  The goddess of high magic; twin sister of Hermes  In other Greek Myths, she was the daughter of Helen of Troy and King Menelaus of Sparta

Hippogryph  Derived from the Greek word “hippos” meaning “horse” and the magical creature known as the griffin In this case, it has the body of a horse as opposed to a lion, but keeps the head of an eagle

Lucius  A Roman General usurped by the people of Rome  Defeated them; became a dictator  In Romanian, “lucios” is used to describe a person who desires extravagance and valuable things  A surname for Lucifer (connection to devilry)

Luna  Roman goddess of the moon “Luna” means “moon” in Latin  The word “lunatic” is also derived from the word “lunar” it was believed that strange or odd behavior was caused by the moon  “Luna” is a term for “silver” in alchemy.

Minerva  The Roman counterpart to the Greek goddess named Athena Represent war, handicraft and practical reason or wisdom

Nymph  Refers to a member of a group of female spirits found in different types of nature They are further classified by where they were found They also had the ability to change shapes

Orpheus  Greek musician who rescued his wife from the underworld Got past Cerberus by lulling it to sleep with music

Phineus  In Hebrew, means “serpent's mouth”  In Greek mythology, Andromeda should be married to her uncle Phineus but marries Perseus, the famous hero, instead In the Old Testament, Phineas kills an Israelite man for being in love with a woman who belongs to another ethnical group

Phoenix  A mythical bird with a colorful plumage  At the end of its lifecycle, it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites Both nest and bird burn and are reduced to ashes New, young phoenix or phoenix egg Immortality

Remus  Twin brother of Romulus  The King sent the two twin babies out to a river and tried to drown them  Female wolf, instead of killing them, nursed them after finding the two boys  He was killed by Romulus Founders of Rome ○ So named after Romulus

Sibyls  Famous prophets in ancient mythology Their prophecies were often not decipherable until an event had come to pass