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The statue is carved out
of the native bedrock, and
has the body of a lion and
Pharaoh Khafre's face.
The sphinx was related to
Oedipus, Hesiod, and
Orthrus
It is a unique demon
of destruction and
bad luck.
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Medusa was a female
with a head full of
snakes instead of hair.
She was one of the
Gorgon sisters.
Daughter of Phorcys
and Ceto
She has the power to
turn anyone who stares
into her eyes to stone.
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Minotaurs have the head
of a bull and the body of
an immense human.
The minotaur was related
to Daedalus, King Minos,
Icarus, and Theseus.
It is violent and feeds on
humans.
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The hydra was related to
the Chimera and Cerberus.
It was slain by Heracles.
Another offspring of Echidna
and Typhon.
The Hydra had the body ofa serpent and many heads
of which no one could never
be harmed by any weapon.
The stench from the Hydras
breath was enough to kill a
man or a beast.
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A giant with only one
eye in the middle of
its forehead.
The cyclops was
related to Poseidon,Zeus, Uranus, Gaia,
Thoosa, and
Odysseus.
He was very strong
but dim witted.
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Half horse, half man.
Son of Ixion and Ares
They came to symbolize
the dark, unruly forces of
nature.
They can see fortune in
the stars.
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He is described with 3
heads and was the offspringof Typhon and Echidna.
Related to Hades, Heracles,Hermes and Orpheus.
Cerberus guarded the gateto Hades and ensured that
spirits of the dead could
enter, but none could exit.
The River of Styx
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Birds with women's headsand lovely, mesmerizing
voices; they are possibly
associated with mermaids
and the lure of the sea.
Sometimes a siren can be
described as a mermaid.
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deadly-dangerous bird-women, portrayed as seductresses, seamen
who sailed near were decoyed with the Sirens' enchanting music toshipwreck on the rocky coast
Related to Achelous.
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The goddess fierce Echidna who is half a nymph with glancing eyesand fair cheeks, and half again a huge snake, great and awful, with
speckled skin, eating raw flesh beneath the secret parts of the holy
earth.
The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, she coupled with another half-
snake, Typhon, and gave birth to Hydra, Cerberus, and Chimaera.
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There she has a cave deep down under a hollow rock farfrom the deathless gods and mortal men.
There, did the gods appoint her a glorious house to dwellin: and she keeps guard in Arima beneath the earth, grimEchidna, a nymph who dies not nor grows old all herdays.
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