2. the Greek view of
Monsters
icious Creatures
sually devoured or wreaked havoc (pandemonium)
th humans
sed by gods to get revenge, teach humans a lesson or
scare them
ost defeated only by heroes with special qualities,
engths, talents or gifts (eg. Perseus had Athena's shield
3. heroes
Monsters
Brave & Courageous Mindless, cruel and
Role model brutal
Possibly an offspring of Barbaric personality
one of the gods Typically a child of one
Special powers or of the Titans
abilities or gifts from Possessed special
one of the gods powers or abilities –
On a quest cursed !
Flawed, but continually An instrument of the
learning gods
4. MedusA
One of 3 Gorgons
Offended Athena
Slain by PERSEUS
In science – Medusa jellyfish
5.
6. CERBERUS
3 headed-dog of
onstrous size that
uards the entrance to
he underworld
Dragged up to the upper world
y HERACLES as one of his
2 Labors
In modern literature – “Fluffy “
om Harry Potter
8. CYCLOPES
Savage, powerful giants with
ne eye in the middle of their
orehead
Children of Poseidon
ODEYSSEUS tricked the one
amed Polyphemus
nd escaped from its cave
In science“antheraea polyphemus”
a moth that has large spots on its
wings that resemble eyes
9.
10. HYDRA
Serpent with 9 heads - when
ne was cut off, two grew
n its place
Even its breath could kill
Guarded one of the entrances
o the underworld
Slain by HERACLES in one
f his 12 labors
Hydra is largest
onstellation of the southern sky
11.
12.
13. GRAEA (GRAy) SISTERS
3 sisters born old, and grey
Had only one tooth and one eye
o share
Sisters of the GORGONS -
guarded them
ENYO – warlike
PEMPHREDO – thinker
DEINO – terror
Tricked by PERSEUS
14. NEMEAN LION
Child of ECHIDNA &
the GIANT TYPHON,
who were Titans
Terrorized the countryside
of Nemea, eating the animals
that were raised for food
The first labor of HERACLES
was to defeat this lion
15. MINOTAUR
Monstrous offspring of
the queen of Crete
Body of a human, head of a bull
Ate humans
Imprisoned in a labryinth by MINOS,
king of Crete
Defeated by THESEUS
16. CHARYBDIS & SCYLLA
CHARYBDIS was an
il woman who robbed travelers
EUS turned her into a terrible sea monster
Drowned sailors and capsized ships Between Scylla and Charybdis
creating a giant whirlpool in the sea
Across the strait was SCYLLA, a six-headed
onster , who also threatened passing sailors
ODYSSEUS had to sail between them
his trip home
17.
18. HARPIES
• Smelly bird-like creatures
• Face of woman, deadly
claws
• Terrorized King Phineas
• Defeated by Jason