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Creatures, heroes and places

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Cyclopesgigantic one eyed monsters,They were also the first smiths
GiantsGiants were generated from Uranus blood resulting from his castration by Cronus
Cerberusthe three headed dog with a dragon tail which guards the entrance to the underworld.
SirensBeautiful half-woman, half-birdlike creatures who sang such sweet songs that listeners forgot everything and died of hunger. The Sirens are sisters who lure sailors to their death
Centaurshalf man, and half horse;Most are wild and savage, known for lustfulness and drunkeness
Chironthe only centaur known for his exceptional goodness and wisdom. He was the only immortal centaur
Medusaone of the three sisters known as the Gorgons;her hair was snakes and she was so ugly that she turned anyone who looked at her into stone
Chimaerahad three heads - lion, goat, and snake .Its body was also mixed having the front part of a lion, middle of a goat, and snake for a tail.
Gorgonsfemale monsters with snakes for hair. Their faces are so ugly that any man that see the face will turn to stone
Pegasusa winged horse and good flyer
Minotaurhalf man, half bull
The Pleiadesthe daughters of Atlas seven in number: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Merope, Celaeno, and Sterope
The Nereidsthe daughters of Nereus and Doris, fifty in number;All of them lovely, they are the nymphs of the sea.
AmphitriteOne of the Nereids. She is the wife of Poseidon. Her son is Triton.
TritonThe trumpetor of the sea. His trumpet is a great shell. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Minosthe King of Create. He was the son of Zeus and Europa
Mount OlympusHere the major gods live and hold court
The UnderworldIt is the kingdom of the dead and ruled over by Hades.
TartarusDeeper then Hades kingdom of the underworld. It is used as the ultimate of prisons, unpleasent and inaccessable.
nymphsany member of a large class of mythological entities in human form;Nymphs live in mountains and groves, by springs and rivers,also in trees and in valleys and cool grottoes
Perseuskilled Medusa
TheseusAthens's great hero
Heraclesbest known as the strongest of all mortals;the last mortal son of Zeus. He is the only man born of mortal woman to become a god upon his death


Truman College
Chicago, IL

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