According to late classical poets, Medousa was once a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monster by Athena as punishment for lying with Poseidon in her shrine. Earlier Greek writers and artists, however, simply portray her as a monster born into a large family of monsters. The three ...
Cerberus, the multi-headed guard dog of the Underworld The Chimera, a mix of lion, goat, and snake The Sphinx, a mischievous blend of woman, lion, and enigmatic riddles Hydra's ability to get back up and double the trouble no matter how often she's knocked down is a reminder of the...
She is a woman that represents chastity. Arthurian Legends, Characters 2025-04-25 Ollyphant: A Giant in The Faerie Queene Ollyphant is a male giant that we meet in book 3 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, together with his sister. Arthurian Legends, Characters 2025-04-25 Argante:...
Occasionally, the heroes of Celtic mythology were semi-divine. For example,Cú Chulainnwas portrayed as the son of a human woman and the god Lugh. Another example is Owain the son of Urien from Welsh mythology; although a historical figure, one story portrays him as the son of the divine ...
SCYTHIAN DRACAENA (Drakaina Skythia) A snake-tailed woman of the Scythian forests. When Heracles was passing through the region she stole his horses, and agreed to return them only if he slept with her. Time : During the 10th Labour (Geryon) Location : Hylaea, Scythia...
The sick-headed says not "I am sick-headed," Its (Dilmun's) old woman says not "I am an old woman," Its old man says not "I am an old man," Its unwashed maid is not . . . in the city, He who crosses the river utters no . . . , The overseer does not . . . , The...
Scylla was a woman from the waist up. From the bottom down, she was a many headed monster. She had 6 heads on long, snake-like necks and 12 feet. Each head had several rows of sharp fangs. How did Scylla become a monster? There are a few versions of how Scylla became a monster,...
Lernaean Hydra: A multi-headed serpentine-draconic beast with the ability to regenerate a decapitated head and multiply two more, her total of heads is over nine. Caucasian Eagle: A giant eagle who ate Prometheus’ liver, over and over. Sphinx: A hybrid between a woman and a lion, who wo...
Some stories hold that Lamia has the upper body of a woman but the lower half of a snake; her name in ancient Greek translates roughly to “rogue shark.” Other tales represent her as a woman with paws, scales and male genitalia, ...
as his father was born from Medusa's head when Perseus decapitated her. Chrysaor and Callirrhoe are also the parents of Echidna, a snake woman who is called the ''mother of all monsters.'' Geryon is the nephew of the winged horse Pegasus, who was also born from Medusa's head. The ...