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Augean Stables | Stables that hadn't been cleaned in 30 years. One of Hercules tasks |
Amazons | The Queen was Hippolyta. |
Andromeda | A princess who was sacrificed to Poseidon but saved by Perseus |
Argonauts | A group of hereos who were on a quest to find the golden fleece, |
Ariadne | Cretan princess who loved Thesus and aided in killing Minotaur |
Atalanta | Huntress ,who was raised by a bear, helped kill the Calydonian Boar |
Bellerophon | Hero who killed the Chimera and succesfully defeated the Amazons |
Calydonian Boar | Animal that was sent by Artemis. Killed by Atalanta and Melaegar |
Charybdis | A sea monster who lived in the Strait of Messina. Actually a whirlpool |
centaur | Half human, Half horse. |
Cerberus | Multi-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld. |
Chimera | Monster with parts of a lion, goat, and snake.Killed by Bellerophon |
Chiron | Most important centaur because of his teaching abilities. |
Circe | Enchantress who could turn humans into animals. Lover of Odysseus |
Clashing Rocks | Twin rocks that would clash together when anything would try to pass |
Cretan Bull | Father of the Minotaur. One of the Labors of Heracles to capture it |
Cyclops | Gigantic one eyed monstors with a great strength. Released by Zeus |
Daedalus | Craftsmen who created the labyrinth. Gifted Apollo his wings. |
Golden Apples | A fruit of temptation. Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera claimed it. |
Golden Fleece | Object of desire for the Argonauts and Jason. Guarded by a dragon |
Golden Ram | Ram sent down by Nephele to help two children. Had golden fleece |
Gorgons | Three sisters who were monsters. The most famous was Medusa |
Graeae | Three sisters who shared one eye and a tooth. |
Griffin | Part eagle and part lion. |
Harpies | Body of a bird and the face of human. Used to torment King Phineus |
Helen | Daughter of Zeus. Was the reason the Trojan War started. |
Hercules | Greatest of all Greek Heroes. Protagonist in hundreds of myths |
Hippomenes | Fell in love with Atalanta, with the golden apples she became his wife |
Icarus | Son of Daedalus. Flew too high and his wings melted. Drowned |
Jason | A hero who was leader of the Argonautic Expedition |
King Minos | Made Aegeus sacrifice seven girls and boys to Minotaur. |
Labyrinth | Created by Daedalus to hold the Minotaur. |
Lernian Hydra | Serpent with many heads. Cut one off two more would grow back. |
Medea | Wife of Jason. Aided Jason with tasks needed to get golden fleece |
Medusa | One of the Gorgons. Had snakes for hair and was killed by Perseus |
Minos | King of Crete. Made Aegeus sacrifice fourteen youths. |
Minotaur | Body of a man,head of a bull.Lived in labyrinth and killed by Theseus |
Nemean Lion | Lion that had impenetrable fur. One of Hercules first labors to kill it |
Orestes | Son of Agamemnon. Avenged death of father by killing mother. |
Pandora | Sent by Zeus. Opened a box that had all the evils and diseases. |
Pegasus | Immortal winged horse that belonged to Bellerophon. |
Pelias | King of Iolcus.Uncle of Jason. Sent Jason to find the Golden fleece |
Perseus | Son of Zeus. Known for killing Medusa |
Phineus | King of Thrace. Tormented by Harpies and helped Jason find Colchis |
Python | Earth dragon of Delphi.Used to hunt Zeus' lover, Leto.Killed by Apollo |
satyr | Men with horse's ears and tail. Were lustful, drunken woodland gods |
Scylla | A monstor who lived on the other side near Charybdis. |
Sirens | Sung songs that could lure sailors to their death. Killed by Odysseus |
Sphinx | Head of a human, body of a lion. Lived outside of Thebes with riddles |
Theseus | Hero who killed the Marathonian Bull and the Minotaur |
triton | Son of Poseidon who was able to tame the waves using a conch. |