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Argus | Monster with 100 eyes who was killed by Mercury |
Minos | King of Crete and husband of Pasiphae |
Medusa | Her look could turn you to stone |
Pegasus | Sprang from the blood of Medusa |
Echidna | Mother of many hideous monsters |
Chimaera | Part goat, part lion, part snake or dragon |
Sirens | Their voices lured sailors to destruction |
Chiron | He was the first Centaur |
Centaurs | Creatures who were half man, half horse |
Cerberus | Three-headed dog who guarded the gates of Haedes |
Jason | The leader of the Argonauts |
Lemnos | An island inhabited only by women |
Hylas | Armour-bearer of Hercules who was accidently drowned by a water nymph |
Symplegades | Clashing rocks encountered by the Argonauts, |
Phineus | A prophet who was terrorized by the Harpies |
Sphinx | This monster devoured those who could not solve her riddle |
Hercules | He brought Cerberus to the land of the living |
Apsyrtus | Brother of Medea |
Pelias | Jason's wicked cousin |
Aeetes | King of Colchis |
Zeus | King of the gods |
Ladon | The dragon of the Hesperides |
Perseus | Cut off the head of Medusa |
Amazons | Warrior women |
Talus | Bronze Age monster who guarded the island of Crete |
Minotaur | Half man, half bull |
Medea | A sorceress who loved Jason |
Charybdis | She was turned into a whirlpool |
Argo | Jason's ship |
Phrixus | He sacrificed the golden ram to Zeus |
Hydra | A nine-headed snake that terrorized the area of Lake Lerna |
Bellerophon | He tamed and rode Pegasus |
Theseus | The hero who killed the Minotaur |
Triton | Half man, half fish |
Harpies | Their name means "The Snatchers" |
Muses | Nine goddesses of the arts |
Polyphemus | One-eyed giant, a Cyclops |
Helle | Sister of Phrixus who drowned in their escape |
Pelias | Jaon's wicked cousin |
Colchis | The country of the golden fleece |
Outis | Greek which means "no one" |
Iris | sister of the Harpies |