Greek Mythology

By: Sydney T.

Monsters and Creatures

Some creatures are Sirens, Scylla, Satyrs, Pegasus, Minotaur, Medusa, Hydra, Harpies, Griffins, Furies, Cyclopes, Chimeras, Charybdis, Cerberus, and Centaurs

In the next slides you will learn about a few of my favorites.

Satyrs

Satyrs were half-goat half-man. They were peaceful creatures and loved to have a good time. They also liked to pull pranks on the gods. The satyrs were associated with the God of wine, Dionysus.

Satyrs (Dionysus)Dionysus was the god of wine. His symbols are the

Thyrsus, Grapevine, Leopard, Skin, Panther, and Cheetah.

Pegasus

Pegasus was a beautiful white horse that could fly. Pegasus was the horse of Zeus and the offspring of the ugly monster Medusa.

Pegasus Pegasus helped the hero Bellerophon to kill

Chimera.

Pegasus (Bellerophon) Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon. His

acts of honor gave him the favor of the gods, his first task was to kill Chimera. He had the

help of Pegasus.

Minotaur

The Minotaur has a body of a bull and head of a man. The Minotaur came from the island of Crete. He lived underground in a maze called the Labyrinth.

Minotaur Each year seven boys and seven girl are put into Labyrinth to be eaten by

the Minotaur.

Hydra The hydra was a fearsome monster from Greek Mythology. It was a giant snake with nine heads.

HydraThe problem was that if you cut off one head more heads would quickly grow back. The most heads she's ever had was more than nine heads.

Hydra Hercules slew Hydra as one

of his Twelve Labors.

Each of the Twelve Labors of Hercules is a story and adventure all to itself. The king

did not like Hercules and wanted him to fail. Each time he made the tasks more and

more difficult.

Twelve LaborsHere are all the Twelve Labors.

1. Slay the Lion of Nemea

Twelve Labors2. Slay the Lernean

Hydra

Twelve Labors3. Capture the Golden Hind of

Artemis

Twelve Labors4. Capture the Boar of Erymanthia

Twelve Labors5. Clean the entire Augean stables in one

day

Twelve Labors6. Slay the Stymphalian Birds

Twelve Labors7. Capture the Bull of Crete

Twelve Labors8. Steal the Mares of Diomedes

Twelve Labors9. Get the girdle from the Queen of the Amazons,

Hippolyta

10. Take the cattle from the monster Geryon

Twelve Labors

Twelve Labors11. Steal apples from the Hesperides

Twelve Labors 12. Bring back the three-headed dog Cerberus

from the Underworld

Griffins The griffin was a combination of a lion and an eagle.

Griffins Griffins were said to live in northern Greece where they they guarded a huge treasure

CyclopsThe Cyclopes were one-eyed giants. They were famous for making Zeus his thunderbolts and Poseidon his trident.

Cyclops

Odysseus also came into contact with a Cyclopes while on his adventures in the Odyssey. The cyclops was Polyphemus. Odysseus stabbed him in the eye.

Charybdis

Charybdis was a sea monster that took the shape of a giant whirlpool. Any ships that came near Charybdis were pulled down to the bottom of the sea.

Charybdis

Ships that passed through the Strait of Messina had to either pass by Charybdis or face the other sea monster Scylla.

Charybdis (Strait of Messina)

The Strait Of Messina measures 3.1 km in width, though near the town of Messina the width is some 5.1 km , and maximum depth is 250 m.

Thank You For Watching!!!!The End