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Greek Monsters

Argus | a creature with many eyes; Argus played a prominent role in one of the myths of the goddess Hera

Cerberus | Cerberus was the guardian of the Underworld; in myth, he was portrayed as a dog with three heads

Charybdis | in Greek mythology, Charybdis was a deadly whirlpool personified as a female monster

Chimera | with a body that was one third lion, one third she-goat, and one third serpent, this creature was definitely one frightening beast

Cyclops | giant with a single eye in its forehead; the plural form of this word is Cyclopes

Echidna | this monster was half beautiful woman and half deadly serpent; she was the mother of many mythical monsters

Geryon | the monster known as Geryon had three heads and three bodies; he was defeated by the hero Herakles

Gorgons | this trio of terrifying females consists of the sisters Euryale, Medusa, and Stheno

Graiae | these "old women" were the sisters of the Gorgons

Hydra | the Hydra had a water-serpent body topped by numerous heads

Ladon | dragon who guarded the area where the apples of the Hesperides were hidden

Lamia | she was a frightening bogey-woman in Greek mythology

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