Monsters Flashcards
Calydonian Boar
was sent by Artemis to destroy the region of Calydon after the king of the region forgot to make a sacrifice to her. was killed by Meleager
Campe
a chtonic female dragon, was responsible for keeping the Hekatonkheires and the cyclopes in Tartarus. she had the head and umper body of a woman, the lower body of a dragon and a scorpion tail. she also had snakes coiled around her ankles and the heads of various beasts around her waist
Cetus
signified a large sea monster, fish or whale.
Charybdis
a sea monster that dwelt in the strait of messina. swallowed large amounts of water and then belched them out creating whirlpools
Crommyonian Sow
a huge pig that supposedly gave birth to the Calydonian Boar. destroyed lands around Commyon until it was killed by Theseus
Geryon
a giant (not to be confused with the gigantes). a monster with three heads and three/one bodies. he had a dog with two heads, Orthrus, who was the brother of Cerberus. was killed by Heracles
Harpies
they had the body of a bird and a human face.
Khalkotauroi
two fearsome bulls who breathed fire created by the god hephaestus
Ladon
a dragon, the guardian of the golden apples in the garden of the Hesperides.
Lamia
a beautiful that Zeus fell in love with. was cursed by Hera because of this. Every time she ha a child it was killed by Hera. she was driven mad by this and started stealing children from other mothers and eating them, causing her to become disfigured in her face.
Lernaean Hydra
a monster with many heads, every time someone cut one off two more would grow back. was killed by Heracles and turned into the hydra constellation
Mare of Diomedes
four horses that ate humans
minotaur
had the body of a man and the head of a bull. resided in the labyrinth
Nemean Lion
had fur that was impenetrable by the weapons of humans.
Orthrus
a dog with two heads and the brother of cerberus