the beasts of greek mythology. centaurs horse body, front is human from waist up gentle and wise...
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Gorgons
3 sisters – Medusa most famous
Lived underground Snakes instead of hair Scales on body Anyone who looked into
their eyes turned to stone.
Satyr
Part goat part man (usually male)
Signify fertility Carefree characters
who roam the forest having fun
Companions of Pan and Dionysus
Play the flute
Sphinx
Woman’s head on lion’s body – sometimes shown with wings
Riddle: What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs in the afternoon and 3 legs in the evening?
Answer: Human
Triton
Top half man – bottom half fish (Merman)
Son of Poseidon During big war, helped
Olympians by blowing a conch shell and scaring Titans.
Nymphs
Beautiful women Mostly daughters of
Zeus, but some daughters of the Titan Ocean (lived in sea).
Often fell in love with human men.
Fates (3)
3 women who control the destiny of humans
Hold the threat of life and can cut it when they want to – that is the end of life.
Furies (3)
Hideous to look at Bodies of old women Heads of dogs Snakes for hair Bat’s wings Live in Hades and
torture people Born of drops of blood
that fell on Gaia when Uranus was castrated.
Graces (3)
Daughters of Zeus and a sea nymph
Beautiful, hand-maidens to Aphrodite
Associated with spring
Graeae (3)
3 Sisters of Gorgons Guarded Gorgons Shared 1 eye and 1
tooth Named Spiteful, Terrible
and Warlike
Muses (9)
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Goddesses of the arts Followers of Apollo Served as inspiration to
humans who wanted to be creative