Creatures and Monsters

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  1. 3. A creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse.
  2. 6. A hybrid creature with the head of a human (often female), the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird, known for posing riddles.
  3. 9. The deadliest of all monsters, the "Father of All Monsters," who challenged Zeus for supremacy of the cosmos.
  4. 12. Three monstrous giants, each with a hundred hands and fifty heads.
  5. 15. Lion A gigantic lion whose skin was impenetrable to normal weapons, slain by Heracles.
  6. 16. and Scylla Two sea monsters that lived on opposite sides of a narrow strait of water, posing a threat to passing sailors. Charybdis was a giant whirlpool monster, and Scylla had twelve feet and six long necks with a head on each.
  7. 18. The gigantic, three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Underworld.
  8. 19. A serpentine dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
  9. 20. Bull A magnificent bull that rose from the sea, sent by Poseidon.
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  1. 1. A creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle.
  2. 2. Dangerous creatures, often depicted as half-woman and half-bird (or sometimes half-fish), who lured sailors to their doom with their enchanting music and singing.
  3. 3. A race of primordial giants, each with a single eye in the middle of their forehead. (The most famous is Polyphemus).
  4. 4. Half-human and half-animal creatures, typically with a man's upper body and a goat's horns, legs, and tail, associated with the god Dionysus.
  5. 5. A creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, famously confined in the Labyrinth.
  6. 7. A mythical bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again, obtaining new life from the ashes of its predecessor.
  7. 8. Three sisters with venomous snakes for hair whose gaze could turn people to stone. Medusa the most famous of the Gorgon.
  8. 10. Monsters with the body of a bird and the head of a woman, often associated with storms and divine retribution.
  9. 11. A fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
  10. 13. An ancient serpentine water monster with many heads that would grow back double when severed.
  11. 14. known as the "Mother of All Monsters," she was half-woman and half-serpent, and the mate of Typhon.
  12. 15. Beautiful female spirits of nature, such as Dryads (tree nymphs) and Naiads (freshwater nymphs).
  13. 17. A pure white, winged stallion born from the blood of Medusa.