Medusa • one of three
sisters called the Gorgons
• she turned people to
stone• her hair was made
up of snakes!
Minotaur
• half-man, half-bull• lived in labyrinth on island of Crete
• ate human sacrifices
centaurs • half-horse, half-human
• Chiron was a famous
centaur who trained heroes
Sphinx• half-woman, half-lion
• told riddles
satyr
• half-man, half-goat• found around
Dionysus• liked to “party”
harpy
• ugly half-woman, • half-bird creature• mean and fierce
Pegasus
• magical winged horse
• born from Medusa’s blood
chimera
• part lion, part goat, part serpent
sirens
• scary sea nymphs who sang magical song to lure sailors to their deaths
• sometimes portrayed as half-bird, half-woman
Charybdis
• evil whirlpool monster across from Scylla in the sea
Scylla
• 6-headed monster who ate sailors
across from Charybdis
Cyclops
• one-eyed giants• considered to be related to
Poseidon
phoenix
• magical bird who burst into flames• would burn to ashes and then be
reborn
hydra
• multi-headed monster whose heads multi-headed monster whose heads regenerate after being cut offregenerate after being cut off
Cerberus
•Huge three-headed dog that guards Huge three-headed dog that guards the Gates to the Underworldthe Gates to the Underworld