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Magical Critters and Monsters

Magical Critters and Monsters. The Furies. Three female monsters of vengeance. They pursued people guilty of horrible crimes. Wings, bloody eyes Greek: Erinyes Roman: Dirae Sometimes called “the Kindly Ones” (to protect yourself from their wrath!). Satyrs.

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Magical Critters and Monsters

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  1. Magical Critters and Monsters

  2. The Furies • Three female monsters of vengeance. • They pursued people guilty of horrible crimes. • Wings, bloody eyes • Greek: Erinyes • Roman: Dirae • Sometimes called “the Kindly Ones” (to protect yourself from their wrath!)

  3. Satyrs • Satyrs were goat/human hybrids • Roman term: fauns • Associated with the gods Pan and Dionysus • Associated with nature and wilderness

  4. Minotaur • The Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull monster • Lived in a labyrinth on the island of Crete • Killed by the hero Theseus with the help of Princess Ariadne (who gave him string)

  5. Centaurs • Centaurs have the bodies of horses and the torsoes of men • Very wild and uncivilized • Chiron, trainer of heroes (including Achilles), was a different type of centaur who was very wise

  6. Medusa • Medusa was one of 3 Gorgons • She was cursed by Athena and changed from a beautiful woman into a horrible monster with snake hair • Her gaze turned people to stone • Killed by Perseus • Pegasus, the winged horse, sprang from her blood

  7. Hydra • Serpent-monster with multiple heads • Each head cut off grew 2 more • Killed by Hercules with help from his nephew: Hercules sliced and the nephew burned the stumps

  8. Lotus Eaters • Inhabitants of an island where the magical lotus plant grows • The lotus causes sleepiness and lack of interest in doing anything • In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to rescue some of his men from the Lotus Eaters

  9. Hades • God of the underworld (not “hell”) • Roman name: Pluto • Drew lots with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon to determine who would rule the sky, sea, and underworld • Not really “evil” in our modern sense

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