Greek Mythology Monsters

1. Greek MythologyMonsters By: Robert, Alex, Kevin and Jason

2. Centaurs • Centars were a race of creatures that had the head and torso of a man and the legs of a horse.

3. What the were like • Centaurs were brutal and savage. With only a view notable exceptions • They were always on the hunt for any creature • They represent uncivilized life

4. There myth’s • The most famous myth of centaurs is the battle with Lapithae. • The Lapithae king invited all of the centaurs to his wedding. All went well until the got drunk and started to attack the people there.

5. Bio poem • Centaurs • Powerful, savage, strong, uncivil • Relative of other centaurs • Lover of hunting • Feels nothing • Needs nothing • Fears nothing • Gives nothing • Likes to see savagery • Resident of woods • No roman name

6. Modern reference • One modern reference is Greek art. • Centaurs are always a frequent subject of modern art. • Most common reference of Centaurs is the wedding fight with the Lapihae

7. The Furies • Furies were born from the drops of blood from cronus • His blood was spilled into the sea were the furies came from

8. What they were like • They had snakes for hair • There eyes dripped blood • And there bodies looked like a dogs

9. There myth’s • There job was to torment people • They would go after anyone who broke the laws of nature • In one story they pursue Orestes for killing others

10. Bio poem • Furies • Mean,strong, strong and smart • Relative of Cronus • Lover of nothing • Feels nothing • Fears only the gods • Needs nothing • Gives nothing • Like to see people in pain • Resident of the sea • Roman name Erinyes

11. Modern Reference • There is no modern reference that can be found

12. Cyclopes • Cyclopes are one-eye giants. Who were mostly mean but some times nice. Cyclopes were the sons of Gaia and Uranus.

13. What they were like • Cyclopes were very skilled craftsmen • They were not that smart • They were know as savage man eaters • Not all were like this, in other stories some Cyclopes helped many other people

14. There Myth’s • One myth was when zues’s dad was thinking that that zues would over throw him he thought that the cyclopes would help so he made them into his slaves • Zues took over and set free all of the cyclopes • The cyclopes were skilled workers so the gave a thunder bolt to Zeus as a wepon

15. Bio poem • Cyclopes • Mean, strong , good workers and powerful • Relative of gaia and uranus • Lover of nothing • Feels nothing • Needs nothing • Fears only the gods • Gives nothing • Likes to work • Resident of the world • No roman name

16. Modern reference • One modern reference is many children books as a mean character

17. Gorgons • Gorgons were three sisters who were like furies • The most famous gorgon was medusa • And like medusa , if any one looked at them they would turn to stone

18. What they were like • These sisters had serpents for hair • They had claws for hands • Long sharp teeth • And scales that covered there body

19. There Myth’s • They were from ceto • There names were euryale,sthenno and medusa • They did not cause harm but they were not good.

20. Bio poem • Gorgons • Mean, ugly, powerful, well know • Relative of ceto • Lover of nothing • Feels nothing • Needs nothing • Fears no one • Gives nothing • Like to see nothing • Resident of the world • No roman name

21. Modern reference • One modern reference is the movie “hocus pocus’’ • The three main characters are based off of the gorgons • Another reference is the movie small soldiers • The name gorgons is used in the moive but does not relate to mythology.

22. Harpies • Harpies were birds with women’s faces. • They were the most fierce monster in Geek mythology

23. What they were like • Harpies were monsters that had no nice side what so ever • They did not respect anyone even there own kind. • They would attack every one even gods

24. There myth’s • Harpies were used by the gods as a punishment • They were sent to punish criminals and enemies of the gods • If there was something missing Harpies were to blame

25. Bio poem • Harpies • Powerful, fearless , strong ,mad • Relative of other creatures • Lover of death • Feels nothing • Needs nothing • Fearless • Gives nothing • Like to see only death • Resident of mount oylimpos • No roman name

26. Modern reference • There are know modern references for harpies

27. Medusa • Medusa is know as the woman with snakes in her hair. • And can turn any one into stone if they look at her. • She tried to seduce Poseidon, so Athena (Poseidons wife) turned medusa back into a Gorgon. • Then later she was killed by her.

29. Satyrs • Satyrs are nice versions of Centaurs • They are kind, smart and playful • They like to sing and dance • They are know as god of wine

30. Cerberus • Cerberus is gate keeper of the underworld • He lets souls in but never out • His only master is hades • His one and only job is to make sure that no one ever gets out.

31. What he is like • He is mean but he is controllable. • He has the body of a dog but with three heads

32. His myth • The only time he has ever failed at guarding the under world is when hurcules played a harp that made him go to sleep then hurcules went into the underworld to save his friend

33. Bio Poem • Cerberus • Three headed dog, mean, strong, powerful • Relative of Typhoeus • Lover of nothing • feels nothing • Needs nothing • Fears only his ruler hades • Gives nothing • Would like to see nothing • Resident of the underworld • No roman name

34. Modern reference • One modern reference is in the movie harry potter • In the movie the dogs guard a trap door the harry potter needs to get to • But some one has put a spell on a harp that is keeping the three headed dog asleep.

35. Work cited • http://www.greek-mythology.com • www.factmonster.com • www.theoi.com • Edweb.sdsu.edu/creature. • www.youtube.com

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