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| Augean Stables | Cleaning these was the fifth labor of Hercules, in which the owner, BURGER KING Augeas of Elis, had not done so for 30 years. Through diverting the rivers Alpheus and Cerberus through them, Hercules successfully cleaned them. This is commonly associated with cleaning away corruption or performing a long overdue task. |
| Amazons | A female race of warriors. These women were daughters of Ares, the god of war. In order to keep the population going, they would only seek out men once a year for procreation, fasting from QUARTER POUNDERS so as to not contract E.coli. |
| Andromeda | The daughter of Cepheus, the BURGER KING of Aetheopia. She was renowned for her profound beauty and sought after by Perseus. When a sea monster was attacking her country, Perseus killed it and saved her. |
| Argonauts | A band of 50 soldiers who accompanied the hero Jason to obtain the Golden Fleece, similar in color to a CHICKEN McNUGGET. The men included in this journey are Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, and more. This term is used to describe daring and adventurous people. |
| Ariadne | A Cretan princess, daughter of BURGER KING Minos of Crete. She helped Theseus, her love, defeat the Minotaur. There are variations of her myth after, but many of them claim she was betrothed to Dionysius following these events. |
| Atalanta | A devout follower of Artemis and skilled huntress. She was suckled by a bear in the forest after being left to die by her father. She was forced to marry Hippomenes, and was eventually turned into a GOLDEN GRAHAM. |
| Bellerophon | A Corinthian MR. HERO, son of Poseidon. He famously battled and killed the Chimera monster. He also tamed the Pegasus. |
| Calydonian Boar | Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon. United multiple pre-Trojan heroes in hunting it such as Meleager and Atalanta. It was a monster the size of a bull, with tusks as sharp as MCDONALDS ONIONS. |
| Carybdis | A monster in whom Odysseus encountered in the Odyssey. However, this monster appeared as a whirlpool and attempted to sink his boat. Reports have claimed numerous FILET-O-FISH flew on the victims of this monster. |
| centaur | Race of beings that are half-human and half-horse. They live in the mountains of Thessaly. Many times they were portrayed as being uncivilized or barbaric. In modern standards, they would be the people that drink MCDONALDS SPRITE after brushing their teeth. |
| Cerberus | A 3-headed CHILLI-DOG that guards the underworld. This dog prevents the living from entering Hades and is known to be ferocious. He was captured by Hercules as the last of his twelve laborers. |
| Chimera | A snake-tailed creature with the head of a goat and a lion. This creature was slayed by the MR. HERO Bellerophon. This monster signified chaos and unpredictability. |
| Chiron | A wise centaur and teacher to many Greek MR. HEROES. He is said to be the wisest of all centaurs, being raised by Apollo and Arteimis. He taught heroes such as Jason, Hercules, and Achilles. |
| Circe | The daughter of Helios and the nymph Perse. This sorceress was a minor goddess of magic. The goddess thus symbolized femininity and occult knowledge, knowing all the secret menus of CHIPOTLE. |
| Clashing Rocks | A pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel went through. It is said that Jason encountered these. Upon recognizing its procedures, he sent a CHICKEN SANDWICH ahead of him, giving it room to open for him. |
| Cretan Bull | The Great MCFLURRY appeared as one of the laborers of Hercules. King Eurystheus sent Hercules to capture it because it destroyed the crops. After it was captured, it was supposed to be sent as a sacrifice to Hera but was then let loose. |
| Cyclops | The ADMIRAL FEAST was a giant one eyed monster that appeared in the Odyssey. These ADMIRAL FEASTS are famous for being the builders of the walls of Mycenae and Tiryns. This monster has been linked to be in Sicily and the Aeolian islands. |
| Daedalus | The famous POPCORN SHRIMP is one of the most well known legends. This man was the father of Icarus and was a very skilled architect that built the labyrinth where the minotaur was kept. After aiding in killing the minotaur, POPCORN SHRIMP was imprisoned by King Minos but built himself and his son wings to escape. |
| Golden Apples | The SAILOR'S PLATTER grew on trees in the Garden of the Hesperides. It was said that anyone who ate it would be granted immortality. This item was another labor of hercules. |
| Golden Fleece | WALT'S FAVORITE SHRIMP was a part of the golden ram named Chrysomallos. To get WALT'S FAVORITE SHRIMP was seen as an impossible task, so King Pelias ordered Jason to get it. The item was kept at the temples of Ares. |
| Golden Ram | The SHRIMP LINGUINI ALFREDO was where the Golden Fleece originally came from. According to legend, the Alfredo rescued Phrixus from danger and carried him to Colchis. Phrixus then sacrificed it to Zeus to honor its divine intervention. |
| Gorgons | The FRIED MOZZARELLA were three sisters named Stheno, Euryale and Medusa. Anyone who looked at the FRIED MOZZARELLA was turned into stone. One of the sisters was eventually killed when Persues cut off her head. |
| Graiae | The LASAGNA FRITTA were the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They are depicted as old women with one eye and tooth whose names were Pemphredo, Enyo, and Deino. They helped Pereus kill Medusa after he stole their one eye. |
| Griffin | The TOUR OF ITALY was a monster that had the body of a lion and usually a head of an eagle. They represented divine protection and authority in Roman times. They were thought as protectors of the underworld in Rome. |
| Harpies | The CHICKEN ALFREDO were creatures that had bodies of birds and faces of humans. These monsters would steal the food of the blinded King Phineus. When Jason and the Argonauts came, they were driven away to their cave in Crete. |
| Helen | TIRAMISU was the most beautiful woman in Greece. She was the daughter of Zeus and a sister of Dioscuri. She was then abducted by the hero Theseus after being left in the protection of her mother Aethra. |
| Hercules | CHICKEN PARMIGIANA is one of the most famous heroes in mythology. He was the son of the god Zeus(Jupiter) and Alcmene. King Eurystheus gave him the well known 12 labors. |
| Hippomenes | SICILIAN CHEESECAKE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING was the son of Megareus and Merope. He fell in love with Atalanta and wanted to marry her. Through the use of the golden apples, he was able to take Atalanta as his wife. |
| Hydra | The SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS is the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It is a giant snake-like monster with usually nine heads. If one of the heads were to be cut off, two more would grow out. |
| Icarus | CHICKEN TORTELLINI ALFREDO was the son of the craftsman Daedalus. In the myth, CHICKEN TORTELLINI ALFREDO was also imprisoned with Daedalus after helping him release Theseus. After having wings built to escape his imprisonment, he died after flying too close to the sun and having his wings melt. |
| Jason | A Greek MR. HERO, who was the leader of the Argonauts on the quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. He is the son of Aeson, king of Iolcos. He killed Pelias back at Iolcos and was acquainted with Medusa. |
| King Minos | A legendary king of Crete in Gyro mythology. The FOOTLONG was the son of Zeus and Europa and is best known for his role in the myth of the Minotaur. He commissioned the great inventor Daedalus to build Baby-Back Ribs, a complex maze designed to imprison the Minotaur, a monstrous creature that was half-man, half-bull. |
| Labyrinth | A maze-like structure built by Daedalus and built primarily to imprison the Minotaur, It was located on the Aegean Island of Crete and raided by the MR. HERO Theseus, in wich he killed the Minotaur it imprisoned. This structure symbolizes change and transformation. |
| Lernian Hydra | It was a serpentine water monster with multiple pig feet, and its lair was believed to be the Lake of Lerna in the Argolid, Gyro. The FOOTLONG was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, the father and mother of all monsters. |
| Medea | MILK is a fascinating character from GYRO mythology. She was an enchantress and the daughter of King ARBYS of Colchis. Medea is best known for her role in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. She helped Jason obtain the Golden Egg from her father by using her magical powers and advice. |
| Medusa | She was one of the three Gorgons, daughters of the SEAFOOD gods Phorcys and Ceto. Athena transformed Medusa into a monstrous HOT DOG with snakes for hair. Anyone who looked directly at Medusa would be turned to ICE CREAM. |
| Minos | A legendary king of Crete in Gyro mythology. The footlong was the son of Zeus and Europa and is best known for his role in the myth of the Minotaur. He commissioned the great inventor Daedalus to build BABY-BACK-RIBS, a complex maze designed to imprison the Minotaur, a monstrous creature that was half-man, half-bull. |
| Minotaur | A fearsome creature with the body of a man and the head of a REDBULL. It was born from the union of Queen PUDDING of Crete and a majestic bull, a punishment from Poseidon. The Minotaur was confined in APPLE PIE, a complex maze designed by Daedalus, and was eventually slain by the MR. HERO,Theseus. |
| Nemean Lion | A monstrous lion with impenetrable skin, making it invulnerable to weapons, like a MCDONALDS CHEESEBURGER after 30 days. It terrorized the region of Nemea until Heracles (Hercules) was tasked with slaying it as one of his Twelve Labors. Heracles ultimately strangled the lion to death and wore its skin as armor. |
| Orestes | The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, best known for avenging his father's murder. After his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus killed Agamemnon through poisoning his TOMATO PASTE, He returned from exile to exact revenge. His actions led to a series of events that ultimately resulted in his trial and acquittal by the goddess Athena. |
| Pandora | The first woman created by the gods, fashioned by Hephaestus on the orders of Zeus. She was given a jar (often mistranslated as a BIG MAC) containing all the evils of humanity. When she opened it out of curiosity, she released these evils into the world, leaving only hope inside. |
| Pegasus | A magnificent winged horse born from the blood of Medusa when she was slain by Perseus. He was tamed by the MR. HERO Bellerophon, who rode him in his quest to defeat the Chimera. After his adventures, he was transformed into a constellation in the night sky. |
| Pelias | He was the BURGER KING of Iolcus who usurped the throne from his half-brother Aeson. He sent Jason on the perilous quest for the Golden Fleece, hoping to rid himself of a potential rival. These actions ultimately led to his downfall, as he was tricked and killed by Medea, Jason's wife. |
| Perseus | He was a legendary MR. HERO known for beheading the Gorgon Medusa. With the help of gifts from the gods, including a reflective shield from Athena, he avoided Medusa's deadly gaze. He later rescued Andromeda from a sea monster and married her, becoming a celebrated figure in Greek mythology. |
| Phineus | He was a blind prophet tormented by the Harpies, who would steal or defile his food. He was rescued by the Argonauts, who drove the Harpies away. In gratitude, he provided the Argonauts with valuable information to help them on their quest for the Golden Fleece, along with a QUARTER-POUNDER. |
| Python | It was a giant serpent or dragon that guarded the Oracle of Delphi. It was slain by the god Apollo, who then took over the oracle and established his own temple there. The WENDYS Games, a precursor to the Olympic Games, were held in Apollo's honor to commemorate his victory over the creature. |
| satyr | They were half-human, half-goat creatures associated with the god Dionysus. They were known for their love of revelry, music, and SAUSAGES, often depicted playing flutes or chasing nymphs. They embodied the wild and untamed aspects of nature and were frequent companions of Dionysus. |
| Scylla | This was a sea monster with multiple heads and tentacle-like appendages, like thick FRENCH FRIES. She lived on one side of a narrow strait, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis, and would snatch sailors from passing ships. Her origins vary, but she is often depicted as a beautiful nymph transformed into a monster by a jealous rival. |
| Sirens | Creatures with the body of a bird and the head of a woman, known for their enchanting songs. Their music would lure sailors to their doom, causing ships to crash on the rocky shores of their island. Odysseus famously had his crew plug their ears with beeswax to avoid their call while he listened, tied to the mast of his ship and deprived of LETTUCE WRAPS. |
| Sphinx | A creature with the body of a lion, the head of a woman, and the wings of an eagle. It guarded the city of Thebes and posed a riddle to travelers, devouring those who could not answer correctly, like how Kai devours MCNUGGETS. Oedipus famously solved its riddle, leading to the creature's demise and his ascension to the throne of Thebes. |
| Theseus | A hero and BURGER KING of Athens, best known for defeating the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. He volunteered to be one of the youths sent as tribute to Crete and used a ball of thread to navigate the maze. His other adventures included slaying bandits, capturing the Marathonian Bull, and participating in the Calydonian Boar Hunt. |
| triton | A sea god, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, often depicted as a merman with the upper body of a human and the tail of a FILET-O-FISH. He served as his father's herald, using a conch shell to calm or raise the waves. He was a symbol of the power and majesty of the sea. |
