Creatures Flashcards
Argus Panoptes
A hundred-eyed giant
Arion
An immortal horse which was very fast and bred by the gods
Ash tree nymphs/ meliae
created by the blood that fell on the earth when the Titan Cronus castrated his father Uranus, in his effort to overthrow him
Centaur
Half-human, half-horse creatures.
Cerberus
Multi-headed dog who guards the gates of the underworld.
Ceryneian hind
A huge female deer
it had antlers made of gold, while its hooves were made of bronze. It had the ability to outrun a flying arrow.
Chimaera
It had the head and body of a lion, as well as the head of a goat that was attached to its back, and a tail that ended on a head of a snake.
Chiron
The most important centaur.
Chrysaor
Brother of Pegasus
Cretan Bull
Gave birth to the Minotaur
Cyclopes
Gigantic one-eyed monsters
Delphyne
A female dragon
Guarded the oracle of Delphi
Echidna
Half-woman, half-snake
Mother of all monsters
Erymanthian Boar
The boar was a giant creature living on Mount Erymanthos, a region sacred to the goddess of hunt Artemis.
It would destroy everything in its passing.
Giants
A race of great strength, but not necessarily of great size.
Born out of the blood that fell onto the earth
Gorgons
Stheno, Eurylale and Medusa.
Their faces were ugly and their hair was replaced by snakes; anyone who would gaze into their eyes would be turned to stone instantly.
Hecatoncheires
Giant creatures with 100 hands and 50 heads.
Laelaps
A dog that always caught what he hunted
Marsyas
A satyr that played an important role in two myths
Medusa
On of the three gorgons.
She was a beautiful mortal but got turned into a monster by Athena
Nessus
A centaur who was killed by Heracles
Pegasus
An immortal winged horse
Phoenix
A bird that could live for a long time and was reborn from the ashes of its predecessor.
Polyphemus
A Cyclopes
Blinded by Odysseus
Python
The earths-dragon of Delphi
Silenus
A companion to Dionysus.
Had the characteristics of a horse
Sirens
Beautiful but dangerous creatures that lured sailors to their death with their beautiful voices
Talos
A giant bronze man who guarded the island of Crete
Teumessian Fox
A fox that could never be caught
