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Monsters of Greek Mythology

What has the torso of a man with the body and 4 legs of a horse?

What has the torso of a man, 2 legs of a horse or goat, bristly hair, turned up nose, animal ears, and enjoys dancing with nymphs and playing the pan flute?

Who is a beautiful Gorgon whose hair turns to snakes and is killed by Perseus?

Who are the three old women who share one eye?

Who is the creature that creates a whirlpool 3 times a day by sucking down water, thus dragging sailors to their

death?

Who is the giant born of Gaea and Oranus with only one eye?

This animal is a hybrid of three animals: lion, goat, and snake.

This animal has the head of a bull with the torso and legs of a man.

He lives in a labyrinth at the palace of King Minos and eats

human flesh.

These are 3 sisters who could turn humans to stone with their

stares.

This monster is 12 feet in length with 6 necks and 3 rows of

teeth. She barks like a dog and lives in a cave.

This is one of the earliest monsters born of Gaea and

Uranus and it has 100 hands.

This monster is a thick serpent with 9 heads – 1 head could not be killed, but if any of the other 8 were cut off,

two heads sprouted in its place. It was killed by Hercules.

These sea nymphs lure sailors to their island with beautiful

singing. They have a female head with bird or animal body

and are never seen – only heard.

This creature has 100 eyes all over its body and these eyes

are in the peacock’s tail.

This monster has the face and chest of a woman with a lion’s body, eagle wings, and serpent

tail. It guards Thebes with a riddle.

This creature was killed by Apollo and guards the Oracle at

Delphi.

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