12 Mythical Monsters and the Greek Gods

1. 12 Mythical Monsters and the Greek Gods By Justin McCully

2. Medusa • Medusa used to be a mortal woman. • She was turned into a dragon like monster with snake hair. • Medusa was so ugly anybody who looked at her turned to stone.

3. Scylla • Scylla is a sea monster. • Lived on one side of a narrow river. • It had 6 necks and 12 feet. • Each of its heads had three sets of teeth. • It killed anyone who passed it. • 6 of Odysseus’s men were killed by Scylla

4. Charibdis • Lived on the other side of the narrow river. • He was a giant whirlpool. • Anything that passed it got sucked up. • Odysseus sailed between these monsters • Odysseus got past Charibdis

5. Mintoaur • He had the body of a man and the head of a bull. • King Minos hired Deadalus an inventor to build a labyrinth for the Minotaur. • The Minotaur was fed human victims. • Adriane told Theseus to come and kill the Minotaur. • Adriane fell in love with Theseus.

6. Cyclopes • Strange giants • The Cyclopes had one huge eye in the middle of their head. • They were sent to live in the Underworld by their brother, Cronus. • Then Cronus had a son named Zeus who released all the cyclopes. • In return for their freedom they gave Zeus lightning bolts that he used to overthrow Cronus.

7. Chimera • The Chimera had the head of a lion. • The tail of a dragon. • And the body of a goat. • It can breathe fire • The Chimera was killed by Bellerophon.

8. Sirens • The sirens are sea goddesses that have the body of a bird and the head of a woman. • The sirens are the daughter of Phorcys the sea god. • The sirens would lure sailors to their island with their beautiful songs. • When the sailors got close to the island they would kill the sailors. • Odysseus put wax in his crews ears when they passed the island where the sirens were. • He didn’t put wax in his ears but he told his men to tie him to the mast. • Odysseus was the only man who heard the song and lived.

9. Cerberus • Cerberus had 3 heads. • He had a dragon tail. • Cerberus guarded the entrance to the underworld. • He let people in but he didn’t let anybody out.

10. Circe • Circe was a sorceress. • She lived on the island of Aeaea. • She used potions to turn humans into monsters. • The monsters still had their human brains.

11. Hydra • The Hydra had 9 heads and poisonous breath. • It lived in swamps. • It ate cattle and crops ruining the land. • It was very hard to kill because when one head was sliced off two more would grow in its place. • The Hydra was killed by Hercules because each time Hercules cut off one head he would burn the place where the new heads would grow.

12. The Hecatancheires • Unusual monsters with 50 heads and 100 arms • Created by Cronus and Gaia • Brothers to the titans • Imprisoned in the Underworld by Cronus. • When Zeus beat Cronus they were released. • They helped defeat the titans.

13. Arachne • Arachne was a little girl. • A great weaver • Challenged Athena to a weaving contest • Arachne’s weaving was much more beautiful than Athena’s. • Athena became very mad and ripped Arachne’s cloth to pieces. • Arachne became sad and was about to hang herself but just before the rope killed her Athena felt sorry for her and changed her into a spider.

14. Zeus • Zeus’ symbol is lightning bolts • He is the god of the sky. • He sits next to Hera and Poseidon

15. Poseidon • Poseidon is the god of the sea and horses. • His symbol is the trident. • He sits next to Zeus

16. Athena • Athena is the god of wisdom and war for just causes. • Her symbols are the Medusa breastplate, owls, and war gear. • She sits next to Poseidon.

17. Apollo • Apollo is the god of light, music, reason, and mice. • His symbol is the lyre. • He sits next to Athena.

18. Artemis • Artemis was the god of the hunt. • Her symbols were a bow and arrow and the crescent moon.

19. Dionysus • Dionysus was the god of wine and merriment. • His symbols are grape vines. • He sits next to Artemis.

20. Hera • Hera is the queen of Olympus she also is the marriage queen. • Her symbols are a peacock and her crown.

21. Ares • Ares is the god of war. • His symbol is war gear. • He sits next to Aphrodite.

22. Aphrodite • Aphrodite is the god of love and beauty. • Her symbols are the dove and the rose. • She sits next to Hephaestus.

23. Hephaestus • Hephaestus is the god of smiths and fire. • His symbols are a big hammer or anvil. • He sits next to Hermes.

24. Hermes • Hermes is the god of thieves and the messenger of the gods. • His symbols are the winged cap, winged sandals. • He sits next to Demeter.

25. Demeter • Demeter is the goddess of the harvest. • Her symbols are wheat and Persephone. • Persephone sits on her lap.

26. Persephone • Persephone is the goddess of spring. • Her symbol is pomegranates • She sits on Demeter’s lap.

27. Hades • Hades is the lord of the dead. • His symbols are black chariots, cap of invisibility, and black horses. • He doesn’t have a throne in Olympus.

28. Hestia • Hestia is the god of the hearth. • Her symbols are the hearth. • She has no throne she tends the sacred fire in the hall.

29. Works Cited • http://rome.mrdonn.org • http://www.english.illinois.edu • http://theoraclesite.com • http://nats-univers.dk • http://library.thinkquest.org • http://www.virtualworldlets.net • http://www.nipissingu.ca • http://blogs.reuters.com • http://www.eaudrey.com • http://emmaline1138.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/athena_arachne_caselli.jpg • http://www.theangelsnook.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/pat-pr/PR27CircetheSorceress.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0 • http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Images2/PersephonePompeii.jpg

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