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What is the creature with the body of a lion, wings of an eagle, and sometimes a snake’s tail?

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The Chimera

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What does the Chimera symbolize?

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A monstrous hybrid of different animals, representing chaos or danger

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What is the creature with nine heads that regrows two heads for each one cut off?

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The Hydra

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In which myth does the Hydra appear?

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The Twelve Labors of Heracles (Hercules)

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What is the name of the half-man, half-bull creature kept in the Labyrinth?

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The Minotaur

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Who defeated the Minotaur?

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Theseus

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What creature has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent?

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The Chimera

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Who is the winged horse born from Medusa’s blood?

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Pegasus

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What is Pegasus known for?

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Aiding heroes like Bellerophon and symbolizing inspiration and freedom

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What creature has the head of a woman and body of a bird, known for luring sailors to their doom?

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The Sirens

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What was the Sirens’ method of trapping sailors?

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Using enchanting music and voices to lure them

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Who is the giant with one eye that Odysseus encounters?

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The Cyclops, specifically Polyphemus

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What is the weakness of the Cyclops that Odysseus exploits?

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His single eye

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What is the name of the many-headed serpent slain by Heracles?

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The Hydra

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What creature is a lion with a scorpion’s tail and human-like face?

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The Manticore

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In Greek mythology, what does the Manticore symbolize?

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A monstrous embodiment of mystery and danger

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Who is the gorgon with snakes for hair, capable of turning people to stone?

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Medusa

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Who defeated Medusa?

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Perseus

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What creature is a giant sea monster that attacks ships?

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The Kraken (though more commonly Norse, it appears in some Greek-inspired tales)

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What creature did sailors fear near the Strait of Messina, known for creating whirlpools?

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Charybdis

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Who is the monstrous whirlpool counterpart to Scylla?

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Charybdis

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What creature is half-human, half-horse?

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A Centaur

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Who is the most famous Centaur, known for his wisdom?

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Chiron

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What is the creature with the body of a lion and wings of an eagle, known to guard treasures?

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The Griffin

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What does the Griffin represent in mythology?

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Guardianship and divine power

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Who are the three sisters who share one eye and one tooth among them?

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The Graeae

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Who is the monstrous mother of many Greek monsters, including the Hydra and the Chimera?

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Echidna

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Who is the father of many monsters and often associated with hurricanes?

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Typhon

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What creature has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse?

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A Centaur

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Who were the winged female creatures that tormented wrongdoers, known for their stench?

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The Harpies

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What was the role of Harpies in mythology?

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To torment and punish mortals, often sent by the gods

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Who is the half-lion, half-woman creature who asks riddles to travelers?

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The Sphinx

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What happens to those who cannot answer the Sphinx’s riddle?

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They are killed by the Sphinx

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What creature is a giant, bronze automaton that guarded the island of Crete?

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Talos

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What was Talos’ weakness?

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A single vein closed by a bronze nail in his ankle

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What is the creature known for its seductive song and association with shipwrecks?

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The Siren

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Which mythological bird is reborn from its ashes?

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The Phoenix

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What does the Phoenix symbolize in mythology?

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Rebirth, immortality, and renewal

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Who is the three-headed dog that guards the Underworld?

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Cerberus

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Who is allowed to pass by Cerberus without harm?

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The dead and some gods like Hades

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What creature is described as half-man, half-goat, often associated with the wild?

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The Satyr

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Who is the god most associated with satyrs?

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Pan

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What creature is a monstrous boar that terrorized Calydon?

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The Calydonian Boar

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Who killed the Calydonian Boar?

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Atalanta and Meleager

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What is the name of the large serpent that guarded the golden apples?

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Ladon

46
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Who are the guardians of the golden apples besides Ladon?

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The Hesperides

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What creature is half-fish, half-human and often associated with the sea?

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The Mermaid or Triton

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Who is the father of many sea creatures, often depicted with a fish tail?

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Triton, son of Poseidon

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What creature is half-bird, half-woman, known for her beauty and dangerous charm?

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The Harpy

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What is the creature associated with storms and destruction, often depicted with many heads and serpents?

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Typhon

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Who is the giant with a hundred hands and fifty heads?

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The Hecatoncheires

52
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What purpose did the Hecatoncheires serve in mythology?

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To help Zeus overthrow the Titans

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What creature has a body composed of various animal parts and is often dangerous?

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The Chimera

54
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What creature guards the entrance to the Underworld?

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Cerberus

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Who are the female creatures known to seduce sailors and bring them to ruin?

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The Sirens

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Who created the Minotaur and why?

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King Minos’ wife Pasiphae bore it as a curse from Poseidon

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