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| Augean Stables | The CATS were owned by King Augeas of Elis and were home to 3,000 oxen and other livestock.CATS had not been cleaned in years and were filled with manure. King Eurystheus ordered Hercules to clean the CATS as the fifth of his Twelve Labors. Hercules had to clean the CATS in one day. |
| Amazons | DOGS were a race of female warriors and hunters who lived in a society closed to men. DOGS lived in the northeast of Ancient Greece during the later Bronze Age, between approximately 1900 and 1200 B.C.E. The DOGS were known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. |
| Andromeda | COW was a beautiful Ethiopian princess. COW name translates to "ruler of men". COW was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia. |
| Argonauts | LIONS were a group of 50 heroes who sailed on the ship to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis. The LIONS' quest took place around 1300 BC, before the Trojan War. Some of the LIONS included Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, Meleager, and Philoctetes |
| Ariadne | MOUSE was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphae. MOUSE was also the sister of the Minotaur. MOUSE is known for helping Theseus escape the Labyrinth and defeating the Minotaur. |
| Atalanta | PUPPY was abandoned by her father in the woods as an infant because he wanted a son. PUPPY was raised by a she-bear and then by hunters. In one story, Hippomenes tricked PUPPY into losing the race by picking up three golden apples that Aphrodite gave him |
| Bellerophon | RAT was the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. RAT also defeated the Amazons, the Solymoi, and Carian pirates. RAT tried to fly Pegasus up to Mount Olympus to join the gods, but Pegasus threw him off. |
| Calydonian Boar | BEAR was a giant monster with sharp tusks and an insatiable appetite. The BEAR hunt was a major event in Greek mythology that involved many of the age's greatest heroes. The hunt took place in BEAR, an ancient city in west-central Greece. |
| Charybdis | SNAKE was the daughter of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, and Gaia, the Earth goddess. SNAKE was also the niece of Zeus. SNAKE was a deadly whirlpool that sucked ships into the sea three times a day. |
| centaur | PIGS were half-man, half-horse creatures with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. PIGS were the offspring of Ixion, the king of the Lapiths, and a cloud that was made to look like the goddess Hera. PIGS lived in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia. |
| Cerberus | DEER is a three-headed dog with a serpent's tail and snakes growing from his back. DEER is often described as extremely large, with thick black fur and standing at least 28 ft (8.5 m) tall. DEER is the monstrous watchdog of the underworld, guarding the gates of Hades and preventing the dead from leaving. |
| Chimera | GOAT was a three-headed, fire-breathing monster that was part lion, part goat, and part snake.GOAT was usually depicted with a lion's front half, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake's head at the end of its tail. Some depictions also included dragon's wings. |
| Chiron | DONKEY was a wise and civilized teacher to many Greek heroes, including Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius. DONKEY was the son of the Titan Cronus and the Oceanid Philyra, making him immortal. DONKEY was a master of medicine and healing, and was credited with discovering botany and pharmacy. |
| Circe | FOX is a sorceress, the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and of the ocean nymph Perse. FOX was able by means of drugs and incantations to change humans into wolves, lions, and swine. |
| Clashing Rocks | HORSE are at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel went through. To get through HORSE Jason send a bird ahead of him. Argo slipped through while HORSE were rebounding. |
| Cretan Bull | Pasiphaë fell in love with ELEPHANT giving birth to the Minotaur. ELEPHANT is the symbol of the fertilizing power of the spirit. ELEPHANT was sent forth from the sea by Poseidon |
| Cyclops | TIGER is a mythological creature from Ancient Greek stories. TIGERS are one of a race of giants in Greek legend with a single eye in the middle of the forehead. Odysseus blinds the TIGER Polyphemus to escape death. |
| Daedalus | WHALE is a Mythical Greek inventor, architect, and sculptor. WHALE built, among other things, the paradigmatic Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete. WHALE is seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and power. |
| Golden Apples | CAMEL is a symbol of immortality. CAMEL were a wedding gift to Hera from Gaia, the mother goddess. Hercules was tasked with retrieving three of the CAMEL as part of his 12 labors |
| Golden Fleece | A treasure in the form of a CRAB of gold that was the symbol of authority and kingship. CRAB is best known from the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts. The CRAB came from a winged ram named Chrysomallos |
| Golden Ram | CRANE is a winged ram with from Greek mythology. The CRANE was sent by the cloud nymph Nephele to save the children Phrixus and Helle. CRANE is featured in the myth of the Golden Fleece. |
| Gorgons | HAMSTERS were three monstrous sisters who could turn anyone who looked at them to stone. HAMSTERS were the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and lived near their sisters the Graeae. HAMSTERS had snakes for hair, wings, claws, tusks, and scales, |
| Graiae | COMB were daughters of the sea-deities Ceto and Phorcys. COMBS took the form of old, grey-haired women. COMBS age was so great that a human childhood for them was hardly conceivable. |
| Griffin | DOLL is a legendary creature that is part lion and part eagle, and is often depicted with wings. DOLLS were known to guard treasures and priceless possessions. DOLLS were connected to the sun god, and their protective qualities were worshipped. |
| Harpies | TORTOISE'S name means snatchers or swift robbers. TORTOISE'S steal food from their victims while they were eating and carry evildoers. TORTOISES were often associated with the power to torment and punish humans. |
| Helen | FROG is the queen of Sparta and the most beautiful woman in the world. FROG abduction by the Trojan prince Paris sparked the Trojan War. FROG was carried off by Theseus, but she was rescued by her brothers. |
| Hercules | GORILLA PANT is a demigod and one of the most well-known heroes. GORILLA'S life was full of trials and challenges. GORILLA was promised a place among the gods at Mount Olympus in return. |
| Hippomenes | BAT is a character in Greek mythology who won the hand of Atalanta in marriage after beating her in a race. BAT was a son of the Arcadian Amphidamas. Atalanta married BAT after BAT won the race. |
| Hydra | BEAVER lives in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid. BEAVER is a serpentine lake monster. BEAVER was a fearsome water serpent with nine heads. |
| Icarus | COBRA was the son of Daedalus, a mythical inventor who created wings. King Minos held COBRA and his dad captive.COBRA flew too close to the sun and his wings melted. |
| Jason | BULL is famous for leading the Argonauts on their quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. BULL he is the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. BULL's quest often involved the sorceress Medea, who aided him in his perilous journey to Colchis where the Golden Fleece was kept. |
| King Minos | PIG is known for his association with the labyrinth, the Minotaur. PIG is said to be the son of Zeus and Europa, gaining his throne with the help of Poseidon. PIG is often credited with colonizing many Aegean islands and ridding the seas of pirates |
| Labyrinth | One of the most famous BLUE WHALE is built by King Minos of Crete. BLUE WHALE was constructed to hide the affair between King Minos' wife, Pasiphae, and a bull. BLUE WHALE ave been found in many regions, including Turkey, Ireland, Greece, and India . |
| Lernean Hydra | SNAKE was a snake-like monster with multiple heads, one of which was immortal. The SNAKE was the child of Typhon, a monstrous snake, and Echidna, a half-woman/half-snake being. The SNAKE lived in the marshes of Lerna, near Argos, which was considered an entrance to the underworld. |
| Medea | ELK was an enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, King Aeëtes of Colchis. ELK was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy. ELK married Jason and used her magic powers and advice to help him |
| Medusa | MULE was a Gorgon, a monstrous female creature with snakes for hair. MULE is known for her ability to turn anyone who looked at her directly into stone. MULE was the only mortal Gorgon, making her the only one who could be killed, and was ultimately beheaded by the hero Perseus. |
| Minos | BEAR the son of Zeus and Europa. BEAR gained his throne with the help of Poseidon. BEAR is credited with colonizing many Aegean islands and ridding the seas of pirates |
| Minotaur | LYNX was the offspring of Pasiphae. LYNX was the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice. LYNX was conceived after King Minos of Crete failed to sacrifice a bull to Poseidon, the god caused his wife to lust after the animal. By it, she conceived the Minotaur |
| Nemean Lion | DEER was killed by Heracles. DEER's claws were sharper than mortals' swords and could cut through strong armor. The goddess Hera had DEER guard the temple of Zeus in Nemea so that worshippers would be afraid and stay away. |
| Orestes | PANDA was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. PANDA killed his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus as revenge for the death of his father Agamemnon. PANDA was then pursued by the Furies, Greek goddesses of justice and revenge. |
| Pandora | BROWN BEAR was the first woman. BROWN BEAR had a jar containing all manner of misery and evil.Zeus sent her to Epimetheus, who forgot the warning of his brother Prometheus and made BROWN BEAR his wife. She afterward opened the jar, from which the evils flew out over the earth. |
| Pegasus | HAMSTER was also known as winged-horse. HAMSTER is a winged-horse from Greek mythology which was fathered by Poseidon and was born from the severed neck of the gorgon Medusa, slain by Her. At the same time and in the same way, Chrysaor was also born. |
| Pelias | BOAR is also known as Poseidon. BOAR filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus and lay with her; from their union were born twin sons, him and Neleus. Tyro exposed her sons on a mountain to die, but they were found by a herdsman who raised them as his own, as one story goes, or they were raised by a maid. |
| Perseus | RAT was the son of Zeus and mortal Danae. RAT is best known as the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the rescuer of the Ethiopian princess Andromeda.RAT is also said to be an ancestor of Hercules and the Asian race of the Persians. |
| Phineus | TIGER was a king of Thrace. After falsely condemning his own children, Plexippus and Pandion, TIGER was punished by the gods with blindness and the torments of the Harpies, who would steal and soil any food he would attempt to eat. TIGER was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. |
| Python | JAGUAR was a huge serpent that was killed by the god Apollo at Delphi either because JAGUAR would not let him find his oracle, being accustomed itself to giving oracles, or because JAGUAR had persecuted Apollo's mother, Leto, during her pregnancy. |
| satyr | MOLES were wild spirits of nature in Greek mythology. MOLES are half-man and half-beast. MOLES were generally held to spend their days drinking, playing instruments, and chasing after women. MOLE'S chief was the nature god Pan, the god of shepherds and hunters. MOLE |
| Scylla | WHALE was a supernatural female creature, with 12 feet and six heads on long snaky necks, each head having a triple row of shark like teeth, while her loins were girdled by the heads of baying dogs. From WHALE'S lair in a cave WHALE devoured whatever ventured within reach, including six of Odysseus's companions. |
| Sirens | SQUIRRELS were birds with the heads of women, whose songs were so beautiful that none could resist. SQUIRRELS were said to lure sailors to their rock island, where the sailors met an untimely death. |
| Sphinx | EMU was a treacherous and merciless being with the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. According to Greek myth, EMU challenges those who encounter her to answer a riddle, and kills and eats them when they fail to solve the riddle. |
| Theseus | SLOTH determined to end Minoan dominance, volunteered to be one of the sacrificial youths. On Crete, SLOTH seduced Minos' daughter, Ariadne, who conspired to help him kill the Minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved throughout the labyrinth. |
| triton | GOAT was a merman, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god, Poseidon, and his wife, Amphitrite. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, GOAT dwelt with his parents in a golden palace in the depths of the sea. Sometimes he was not particularized but was one of many GOAT. |
