Greek Mythology Creatures Flashcards
A 3-headed dog who protected the underworlds
Devoured anything or anyone who tried to enter uninvited.
Cerberus
Gods of the woods- 2-legged creature that is part man and part goat
Satyrs
A race of one-eyed giants (helpers to Hephaestus)
Cyclops
A 4-legged creature; 1/2 horse, 1/2 man
Centaurs
Evil singing mermaids (Beautiful women with enchanting voices)
Sirens
Pure white horse, lion’s tail, and single horn
Unicorn
A very large bird that lives up to be 500 years old (symbolizes immortality)
Phoenix
Goddesses who inhabit a part of nature (tree, River)- raised Zeus as a child.
Nymphs
A fire-breathing dragon that is part lion, part goat, and part dragon.
Chimera
Three-winged, ugly creatures who visit retribution on people for their crimes.
Furies
Three sisters who had writhing snakes for hair and were so terrifying to behold that anyone who looked at them was turned to stone (Medusa was the most famous of the three sisters)
Gorgons
Disgusting monsters that were part woman and part bird - carried the souls of the dead to the underworld.
Harpies
Head of a bull and body of a man. This creature lived in a labyrinth on the island of Crete
Minotaur
Giant serpent that Apollo, while still an infant, killed.
Python
An intelligent creature that had the head and torso of a woman, body of a dog, wings of a bird, and paws of a lion and ask impossible riddles of its victims!!!
Sphinx