| A | B |
|---|
| Cerberus | 3-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the underworld |
| Minotaur | half-bull, half-man monster who lived in a labyrinth in Crete and was fed living humans; killed by Theseus |
| Cyclopes | one-eyed giants of Mt. Aetna, Sicily |
| Sphinx | head of human, body of lion; asked questions in riddles |
| Medusa | a Gorgon who turned onlookers to stone |
| Hydra | 9-headed monster, killed by Hercules |
| Argus | 100-eyed monster who guarded Io |
| Scylla | 6-headed monster, the rocks on Italian side near Sicily |
| Charybdis | whirlpool that dragged down ships on Sicilian side near Italy |
| Harpies | half-bird, half-women who defiled food |
| Chimera | fire-breathing monster (lion, goat, dragon) killed by Bellerophon |
| Geryon | 3-headed monster whose cattle were captured by Hercules |
| Sirens | their voices lured sailors to their death |
| Centaurs | half-man, half-horse, teachers of the heroes |
| Satyrs | half-goat, half-man |
| Pegasus | winged horse, born of the blood of Medusa |
