The result was the monstrous Minotaur, half-man, half-bull. As god of horses, Poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. It is not certain that he was in this form when he wooed Medusa. But when Perseus later killed the Gorgon, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from her severed neck...
like many Greek myths has a tragic ending. It begins when Jason's Uncle Pelias kills Jason's father, the Greek King of Iolkos, and takes his throne. Jason's mother brings him to Cheiron, a centaur (half man, half horse) who hides him away and raises him on the Mountain of Pelion...
He was named Centaurus, and was known for mating with a whole bunch of horses, and from that came the mythical creature known as the Centaur, half man and half horse. Makes all those centaur scenes from Harry Potter seem a little bit more uncomfortable now, doesn't it? 2,550 votes ...
In Greek mythology Chiron was eldest and wisest of the Centaurs, a Thessalian tribe of half-horse men. Unlike his brethren he was an immortal son of the Titan Cronus and a half-brother of Zeus. When Cronus' tryst with the nymph Philyra was interrupted by
He was named Centaurus, and was known formating with a whole bunch of horses, and from that came the mythical creature known as the Centaur, half man and half horse. Makes all those centaur scenes fromHarry Potterseem a little bit more uncomfortable now, doesn't it?
Below are examples of the god's animals as depicted in ancient Greek art and photos of his sacred plants:-1. Hippocamp (half-horse, half-fish); 2. Dolphin; 3. Pine tree; 4. Wild celery.POSEIDON PAGES ON THEOI.COMThis site contains a total of 6 pages describing the god, including ...
Greek myths offer an abundance of strange creatures: among them, centaurs, which are half-human, half-horse. Do you know their origin story? They are the children of Pegasus and the Chimera. Ixion impregnated Hera, in the form of a cloud, creating the Centaurus. They burst forth from...
Half man, half god. But Zeus’ queen, Hera, saw his bastard child as an insult, a living reminder of her husband’s infidelity. Alcmene named the boy Hercules, which means “glory of Hera”, but this failed to appease the goddess. She wanted him dead. Luckily, he took after his ...
In addition to these main gods and goddesses were innumerable local spirits of caves, springs, trees, mountains; there were the evil demons, gorgons, and sirens; the lovely nymphs, and the half-man, half-horse centaurs. The mythology, the stories, the dealings between the gods and men are...
– characters already, such as Heracles, (the strongest man on Earth) Zeus, (the God of the sky and king of the gods) Pegasus (a flying horse) and Hades (the god of the underworld). Find out more about the grand Greek myths, below! Greek mythology Created thousands of years ago, ...