When Theseus diligently crept upon the great and powerful Beast, the Minotaur was waking up from his hungry nap. The monster had dark, dirty, coarse hair leading up to his soul piercing black beady eyes. The Minotaur had dried blood of those he had feast upon on his long dark brown snout and mouth.
When the Trojans saw the Greek's ships raise their white flags, and saw the glorious "peace offering" They didn't know of the blood to be spilt later that night.
In the Greek myth, King Midas and his golden touch, he couldn't eat a lick of food because of his curse. You could say he is so hungry he could have eaten a horse.
As Perseus entered the lair of Medusa her prey surrounded the entrance of her cave. The failed heroes were turned into stone. Their skin was cold to the touch and felt of cracks and wear.