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Monsters from Greek Mythology
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Cyclops What is this? Giant creature with one eye
More than one are called Cyclopes (sigh- kloe-PEES) Notable Cyclops in The Odyssey is Polyphemus
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Argus Who does this resemble? Creature with 100 eyes
Slayed by Hermes and his eyes given to Hera She put them on the feathers of her bird the peacock
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Chimera What is this? the body and maned head of a lion, a goat's head rising from its back, and a serpentine tail
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Centaur What is this? Head and torso of a man and body and legs of a horse
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Cerberus Who is this? Giant three-headed dog
Guarded the gates of the Land of the Dead
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Gorgon What is this? Hair is a cluster of writhing snakes with hideous faces Can you name a famous gorgon?
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Griffin What is this? Head of an eagle and the body of a lion
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Hydra What is this? Many-headed sea serpent
Every time a head is severed two grow in its place. Eventually killed by Hercules (Heracles)
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Harpies What are these? Have the face of a woman but the body and wings of a bird
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Minotaur What is this? Head of a bull and the body of a man
Kept in a labyrinth, or extensive maze Ate people Killed by Greek hero Theseus
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Pegasus What is this? winged horse that carries the thunderbolt of Zeus He sprang full-grown from the spilled blood of the dying Gorgon Medusa. Not a unicorn!
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Phoenix What is this? Mythical firebird Lives for 500 years
Reproduces itself at death Dies by fire and from its ashes, its offspring is born
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Sirens What are these? Winged women with deadly addictive voices
They lure sailors to their death with their song.
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Sphinx What is this? Head of a woman, wings of a bird, and the body of a lion A bit different from the Egyptian sphinx
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Titans Who are they? Not those Titans!
The Titans from Greek Mythology were a generation of 12 gods and goddesses who were overthrown by Zeus and the other Olympians.
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