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Greek Monsters

Medusa | one of the Gorgons; Medusa is traditionally depicted as a dangerous snake haired woman

Minotaur | a deadly denizen of the labyrinth; the Minotaur was a man with the head of a bull

Pegasus | Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who played an exciting role in Greek myth

Phoenix | the story of the death and rebirth of the mythical creature known as the Phoenix has intrigued audiences for centuries

Python | an enormous serpent; she was killed by the god Apollo

Scylla | malevolent monster with six heads and twelve feet; in myth, she is often paired with the creature Charybdis

Sphinx | in Greek mythology, the Sphinx is a female monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion

Typhon | this creature with one hundred heads was the offspring of Gaia and Tartarus

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