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Greek Mythology

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Minotaur - a deadly and terrifying monster. It played a small part in a myth but it most memorable in its role as half human, half bovine

Centaur- a half human, half horse creature. Most centaurs were depicted as lustful and wild. According to a myth, they all were born from a union of a single Centaurus.

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Satyr - they are a sort of spirit of the wilderness and countryside. Some of them were very close to gods. depicted as animal-like men with the tail of a horse, ears, a pug noses, reclining hair-lines, and erect members.

The Furies - Are female spirits of justice and vengeance. Known especially for pursuing people who had murdered family members, the Furies punished their victims by driving them mad. When not punishing wrongdoers on earth, they lived in the underworld and tortured the damned.



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Naiads - Fresh-water Nymphs who inhabited the rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, fountains and springs of the earth. They are immortal. Regarding as the divine nurses of the young, and the protectors of girls.

Medusa - Has a face of an ugly woman with snakes instead of hair. Anyone who looked into her eyes was immediately turned to stone.

Pan - He was depicted as being half human, while having the legs and horns of a goat. He was worshipped in natural settings such as caves.

Chimera - A hybrid monster. It had the head and body of a lion, as well as the head of a goat that was attached to its back, and a tail that ended on a head of a snake.

Nereids - They are represented by various things found in the sea, from salty brine, to foam, sand, rocky shores, waves and currents. In ancient art, beautiful young maidens, sometimes running with small dolphins or fish in their hands, or else riding on the back of dolphins

Charon - An underworld demon. An ugly, bearded man with a crooked nose, wearing a conical hat and tunic.

Cerberus - A three-headed dog that guarded the entrance of the Underworld, allowing the dead to enter but letting none out. Cerberus was the twelfth and final labor that was given to Heracles by King Eurystheus.