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Monsters and Legends

AB
ArgusMonster with 100 eyes who was killed by Mercury
MinosKing of Crete and husband of Pasiphae
MedusaHer look could turn you to stone
PegasusSprang from the blood of Medusa
EchidnaMother of many hideous monsters
ChimaeraPart goat, part lion, part snake or dragon
SirensTheir voices lured sailors to destruction
ChironHe was the first Centaur
CentaursCreatures who were half man, half horse
CerberusThree-headed dog who guarded the gates of Haedes
JasonThe leader of the Argonauts
LemnosAn island inhabited only by women
HylasArmour-bearer of Hercules who was accidently drowned by a water nymph
SymplegadesClashing rocks encountered by the Argonauts,
PhineusA prophet who was terrorized by the Harpies
SphinxThis monster devoured those who could not solve her riddle
HerculesHe brought Cerberus to the land of the living
ApsyrtusBrother of Medea
PeliasJason's wicked cousin
AeetesKing of Colchis
ZeusKing of the gods
LadonThe dragon of the Hesperides
PerseusCut off the head of Medusa
AmazonsWarrior women
TalusBronze Age monster who guarded the island of Crete
MinotaurHalf man, half bull
MedeaA sorceress who loved Jason
CharybdisShe was turned into a whirlpool
ArgoJason's ship
PhrixusHe sacrificed the golden ram to Zeus
HydraA nine-headed snake that terrorized the area of Lake Lerna
BellerophonHe tamed and rode Pegasus
TheseusThe hero who killed the Minotaur
TritonHalf man, half fish
HarpiesTheir name means "The Snatchers"
MusesNine goddesses of the arts
PolyphemusOne-eyed giant, a Cyclops
HelleSister of Phrixus who drowned in their escape
PeliasJaon's wicked cousin
ColchisThe country of the golden fleece
OutisGreek which means "no one"
Irissister of the Harpies


Latin I-IV
Seymour, IN

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