Greek Epic Heroes and Mythological Creatures

Epic Hero • The Epic Hero is a leader that

fights for those who cannot protect themselves. • The Hero is braver and smarter

than others and usually is part God part mortal • The MORTAL or human part of

the hero makes the hero have a FLAW.

Types of Hero Flaws• A Flaw is a WEAKNESS

• Greed• Too Proud (HUBRIS) • Not Responsible with Power (Was

Perseus REALLY responsible when he killed Atlas?)

Now for the MONSTERS the heroes BATTLE

Cerberus • THREE

HEADED DOG that guards the Underworld for Hades

Hydra• Multi-headed Dragon monster• Heads REGENERATE after being

cut off

PHOENIX

• magical bird who burst into flames

• would burn to ashes and then be reborn

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Cyclops• ONE EYED GIANT • (Usually

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Scylla and Charybdis

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Scylla• Six Headed Monster which ate

sailors

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Charybdis

• Evil whirlpool sea • monster swallowed• sailors and ships

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Sirens• Scary sea women that sang sailors

to their death. Often, Sailors would be dehydrated at sea and hallucinate, claiming to see these creatures. This is also where our idea of the mermaid comes from.

Sirens were also shown as bird women

HARPY• Mean creature, HALF BIRD,

HALF WOMAN

CHIMERA • Part LION, part GOAT, Part

SERPENT

SPHINX • Half WOMAN, Half LION, TOLD

RIDDLES

Satyr

• Half MAN, • Half GOAT

Pegasus• Magical WINGED Horse, Born from

MEDUSA’S BLOOD

Centaurs• Half man, Half horse • Chiron was a centaur known to

train heros

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MINOTAUR

• Half Man, Half Bull• Lived in a LABYRINTH and ate human sacrifices

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Gorgon• Medusa, there were two other creatures

like Medusa called Gorgons

Hair was snakes, turned men to stone

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The Grey Witches or Sisters

• These three witches shared one tooth and one EYE

• They may be considered the FATES or DESTINY which shows up in many stories

• I.E. Perseus, Hercules, Macbeth

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