The Greek Gods

There are many Greek mythology creatures created by the Ancient Greek. The Greek were not sure how the Universe wan created so they created their own monsters, creatures, gods and goddesses and gave them their own tasks to do in order to envision how the world came into being. There were serpents, dragons, nymphs, giants, and more. Some of these creatures were, Argus, Panoptes, Chimaera, Cyclopes, Echidna, Hecatonchires, Giants, Gorgons, Medusa, the Ash Tree Nymphs, Typhoeus, Cerberus, Sirens, Pegasus, Chrysaor, and Centaur.

The Argus Panoptes was a man with a lot of eyes. Another version of the story says he had four eyes. There are many stories which include the Argus Panoptes. He supposedly killed a bull ravaging Arcadia, killed a satyr for stealing cattle, he also killed Echidna. It is also written that he avenged the death of Apis. Argus was killed by Hermes while he guarded Io for goddess Hera.

Chimera was a creature which was part snake, part goat, and part lion. It had three heads, one of a lion, one of a goat, and one of a snake. The front part of the body was that of a lion, the middle of the body was that of a goat, and the tail was that of a snake. The parents of Chimera was Typhoeus and Echidna. Chimera could breath fire and destroyed Lycia as well as killed cattle and set fires. It was finally killed by Bellerophon.

Another creature from Greek mythology was the Cyclopes. Uranus and Gaea gave birth to three Cyclopes. Their names were Brontes, Steropes, and Arges. These Cyclopes were giants with one eye in the middle of their foreheads. They represented thunder, lightening, and the lightening bolt. They were very talented in working with metals and made thunderbolts for Zeus, the god of Thunder, and ruler of all other gods. The Cyclopes also aided Zeus and the other Olympians in their war against the Titans. It is said that Apollo killed one of the Cyclopes because the Zeus killed his son, Asclepius. Uranus and Gaea also gave birth to the Hecatonchires, which were giant creatures which had 50 heads and 100 arms and hands. Their names were Gyges, Cottus, and Briareus. Briareus served as Zeus’ bodyguard.

Other Greek creatures were Echidna a female which was half nymph and half speckled snake, other Giants born to Uranus and Gaea, Medusa was first a beautiful girl but Athena was jealous and when Poseidon seduced her in Athena’s temple, Athena turned her into a Gorgon, then later hunted her down and killed her. Gorgons were female monsters with snakes for hair. They were so ugly that when a man saw the face of one he would turn to stone. There were also Ash tree Nymphs ( born of Uranus’ blood when Cronus castrated him). The Typheous was a fire breathing dragon with one hundred heads. Cerberus was a three headed dig with the tail of a snake and snake heads coming out of his back. The Sirens were sisters who lured the sailors into the rocks so their ships would crash. Pegasus was a winged horse, and others.