Mythological Creatures

1.The Minotaur - The minotaur was said to be a creature that was part man and part bull. It dwelt in a very large and puzzling maze where it was bound to stay for the rest of its life. The maze was built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus to hold the Minotaur.

2.Cerberus - This is a tree-headed dog like creature about 15 times the size of a normal dog. It sits at the entrance of the underworld and guards it. It allows the dead to enter but it doesn't let them out again. If a living person tries to enter then it will eat them.

3.Centaurs - The centaur's were half man and half horse. They had the body of a horse but, in place of the horse's head the have the torso, head and arms of a man.

4.The Sphinx - This creature could be found on the road to Thebes. It would stop passers-by and ask them a riddle. If they got the answer wrong the Sphinx would eat them but if they got it right the Sphinx would die.

5.The Furies - They were sent by the Gods to punish the guilty. They would never give up or rest until the the criminal was punished or executed.

6.The Chimera - It breathes fire and eats anyone who attacks it. Some people believe that it was actually a volcano with lions living at the top, goats in the middle and snakes at the end.

7.The Harpies - Harpy means 'snatcher'. The could snatch people and carry them off to the underworld. They also used to snatch other things such as food and goods.

8.The Python - This was a huge snake or dragon that was born out of the mud left after the great flood. It lived in a cave and guarded the oracle of Delphi on mount Parnassus.

9.Sirens - These beings were beautiful women with amazing singing voices that all men could not resist. They sing so beautifully that sailors passing their island try to get closer until their ships are wrecked on sharp rocks and all of its sailors drown.

10.The Typhon - It could speak with the voice of a God, howl like a beast and shoot fire from its eyebrows. It was said to have scared the Gods so bad that they ran away from Olympus and hid out in Egypt.

11.Hydra - The Hydra was a deadly dragon/snake type creature. It had one head but every time one of its heads was cut off another two heads grew in its place.

12.Scylla - She was a sea monster who lived underneath a dangerous rock at one side of the Strait of Messia, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis. She threatened passing ships and destroyed them if she didn't like them.

13.Cyclops - They were giants with only one eye on their forehead. They were very stupid and ate humans. They also were very strong and stubborn.

14.Phoenix - The Phoenix was a mythical and sacred fire bird. Its was the strongest and most beautiful of all birds. When it died it burst into flames and was said to re spawn from the ashes.

15.Pegasus - Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse in that was a great flyer. It had a very large wingspan and was the biggest flying creature the world had ever seen.

16.Nemean Lion - This creature was a creature whose hide was impenetrable to weapons. It was a large lion and was as red and orange as fire.