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daughter of Phorkys and Keto, the children of Gaea (Earth) and Oceanus (Ocean). She had the face of an ugly woman with snakes instead of hair; anyone who looked into her eyes was immediately turned to stone.

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could leap over any obstacle. It had a voice like a trumpet.

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The Manticore was a mythical being with the head of a man and the body of a lion. Its name comes from an ancient Persian word for “man-eater” It was said to be blood red in color. It had three fearsome rows of teeth, and a long tail with spines.

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she was violated by the impious Lapith king Ixion. were spawned by the cloud-nymph Nephele after she was violated by the impious Lapith king Ixion.

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In literature Ares represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war,he represented the unpleasant aspects of battle.

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He is well known as the lover of APHRODITE

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He is well known as the lover of APHRODITE

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According to some sources, Ares was described as Aphrodite’s lover and was held in contempt by her husband, Hephaestus. The affair between them was not a secret among the Olympians.

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Ancient Greek word for “bright.” The word has a close connection with dies

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and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in Greek mythology.

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defeat he was condemned to carry the heavens upon his shoulders.These roles were often combined and Atlas becomes the god who turns the heaven on their axis

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He personified the quality of endurance

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Then he and his brothers Poseidon and Hades divided up creation. Poseidon received the sea as his domain, Hades got the Underworld and Zeus took the sky.

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a tribe of half-man, half-horse savages who inhabited the mountains and forests of Thessalian Magnesia.They were a primitive race who made their homes in caves, hunted wild animals for food and armed themselves with rocks and tree branches.

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With the curse of Athena upon her, she turned into stone whomever she gazed upon, till at last, after a life of nameless misery, deliverance came to her in the shape of death, at the hands of Perseus.

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what did these  greek monsters do or why were they crated

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what did these  greek monsters do or why were they crated

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the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece.

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teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes

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Atlas was the leader of the giant Titans who fought a war against the gods of mount Olympus. The head of the gods was Zeus, who was fighting against his father.

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ATLAS - Greek Titan God, Bearer of the Heavens

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In Greek mythology Atlas was the Titan god who bore the sky aloft. He personified the quality of endurance. Atlas was a leader of the Titanes (Titans) in their war against Zeus and after their defeat he was condemned to carry the heavens upon his shoulders.

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Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. He overthrew his father, Cronus, and then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades.

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Greek God of War. Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and the son of Zeus and Hera.

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Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. In literature he represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war, which is in contrast to Athena who represents military strategy and generalship as the goddess of intelligence.

Although Ares embodied the physical aggression necessary for success in war, the Greeks were ambivalent toward him because he was a dangerous, overwhelming force that was insatiable in battle.

He is well known as the lover of Aphrodite, who was married to Hephaestus, and though Ares plays a limited role in literature, when he does appear in myths it is typically facing humiliation. For example, one famous story of Ares and Aphrodite exposes them to ridicule by the gods when her husband Hephaestus trapped them both naked in a bed using a clever device he made.

The Roman counterpart to Ares was Mars, who was known as a father to the Roman people. Because of this, he was a less aggressive and physical form, revealing a more calm and understanding demeanour.

Facts about Ares

Ares was most notably referred to as the God of War; he represented the unpleasant aspects of battle.

He was the son of Zeus and Hera, both of whom hated him (according to Homer).

He was most often characterized as a coward in spite of his connection to war; he responded to even the slightest injury with outrage.

According to some sources, Ares was described as Aphrodite's lover and was held in contempt by her husband, Hephaestus. The affair between them was not a secret among the Olympians.

Ares was never very popular-either with men or the other immortals. As a result, his worship in Greece was not substantial or widespread.

He came from Thrace, home of a fierce people in the northeast of Greece.

His bird was the vulture.

The Amazons, warrior women, were his daughters. Their mother was a peace-loving nymph named Harmony.

Otus and Ephialtes, twin giants, imprisoned Ares for a lunar year by binding him with chains of brass; he was eventually rescued by Hermes.

He always took the side of Aphrodite in the Trojan War. He fought for Hector (a Trojan) until a Greek warrior, Achilles, pierced him with a spear that was guided by Athena. He then departed the battlefield in order to complain to Zeus about Athena's violence.

Harmonia, Goddess of Harmony, was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite.

He also had a son Dinlas with Aphrodite.

Eros (more commonly known as Cupid) was also the child of Ares and Aphrodite.

Tereus, a son of Ares, was known to have inherited his father's abhorrent qualities.

He was the biological father of at least three of Hercules' enemies: Cycnus, Lycaon, and Diomedes.

He had a sister named Eris, who was the Goddess of Discord.

Hebe, another sister of his, was the Goddess of Youth.

Ares rarely figures into mythology stories, but when he does, he usually suffers some form of humiliation.

He was associated with two other war deities: Enyalius and Enyo.

He had many offspring, which is characteristic of nearly all of the notable Greek gods. He conceived more mortal children than divine children.

In art, Ares is generally depicted wearing a spear and a helmet.

The other children of Zeus and Hera are Hebe and Hephaestus.

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Ares * Facts and Information on Greek God of War

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Ares facts, information and stories from ancient Greek mythology. Learn about the Greek god of war, Ares.

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Kinnaras, another half-man half-horse mythical creature from the Indian mythology, appeared in various ancient texts, arts as well as sculptures from all around India.

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CENTAURS (Kentauroi) - Half-Horse Men of Greek Mythology

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In Greek mythology the Centaurs were a tribe of half-man, half-horse savages who inhabited the mountains and forests of Magnesia. They were a primitive race who made their homes in caves, hunted wild animals for food and armed themselves with rocks and tree branches.

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The manticore is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the head of a human, body of a lion and a tail of poisonous spines similar to porcupine quills

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The Manticore was a mythical being with the head of a man and the body of a lion. Its name comes from an ancient Persian word for "man-eater", as the Manticore was believed to eat people. It was said to be blood red in colour. It had three fearsome rows of teeth, and a long tail with spines. It was said to wear a hat called a "Phrygian Cap." The Manticore was very powerful, and could leap over any obstacle. It had a voice like a trumpet. Right up until the 17 th century people believed the Manticore was a real creature.

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The Manticore was a mythical being with the head of a man and the body of a lion. Its name comes from an ancient Persian word for "man-eater", as the Manticore was believed to eat people. It was said to be blood red in colour.

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was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair.

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was one of the three , daughters of and , sisters of the , , and - all dreadful and fearsome beasts. A beautiful mortal, was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of , either due to her boastfulness or because of an ill-fated love affair with . Transformed into a vicious monster with snakes for hair, she was killed by , who afterward used her still potent head as a weapon, before gifting it to .

Medusa's Sisters and Birth

Gorgon Medusa

Medusa - whose name probably comes from the Ancient Greek word for "guardian" - was one of the three , daughters of the sea gods and , and sisters of the , , and . All of Medusa's siblings were by birth and, even though she was not, she had the misfortune of being turned into the most hideous of them all.

From then on, similarly to Euryale and Stheno, her older Gorgon sisters, Medusa was depicted with bronze hands and wings of gold. Poets claimed that she had a great boar-like tusk and tongue lolling between her fanged teeth. Writhing snakes were entwining her head in place of hair. Her face was so hideous and her gaze so piercing that the mere sight of her was sufficient to turn a man to stone.

Medusa and Poseidon

It wasn't always like that. Medusa - the only mortal among the sisters - was also distinguished from them by the fact that she alone was born with a beautiful face. Ovid especially praises the glory of her hair, "most wonderful of all her charms." The great sea god seems to have shared this admiration, for once he couldn't resist the temptation and impregnated Medusa in a temple of Athena. Enraged, the virgin goddess transformed Medusa's enchanting hair into a coil of serpents, turning the youngest Gorgon into the monster we described above.

Perseus and Medusa

Soon after this, trying to get rid of , Polydectes, the king of Seriphos, sent the great on a quest which he believed must be his final one. "Fetch me the head of Medusa," commanded Polydectes. With the help of Athena and , and after compelling the Graeae for Medusa's whereabouts, Perseus finally reached the fabled land of the Gorgons, located either in the far west, beyond the outer Ocean, or in the midst of it, on the rocky island of Sarpedon. Medusa was asleep and Perseus, using the reflection in Athena's bronze shield as a guide (so as to not look directly at the Gorgons and be turned into stone), managed to cut off her head with his sickle.

The Posthumous Fate of Medusa

Strangely enough, Medusa's story doesn't end with her death. In fact, one can argue that the most peculiar fragments of her biography are all posthumous.

Medusa's Children · The Lament of the Gorgons

For Medusa was pregnant at the time of her death, and when Perseus severed her head, her two unborn children, and , suddenly sprang from her neck. The Gorgons were awoken by the noise and did their best to avenge the death of her sister, but they could neither see nor catch Perseus, for he was wearing ' Cap of Invisibility and ' winged sandals. So, they went back to their secluded abode to mourn Medusa. Pindar, a great Ancient Greek poet, says that upon hearing their gloomy lament, Athena was so touched that she modeled after it the mournful music of the double pipe, the aulos.

The Miraculous Head of Medusa

Now that Perseus had Medusa's head in his bag, he went back to Seriphos. However, while flying over Libya, drops of Medusa's blood fell to the ground and instantly turned into snakes; it is because of this that, to this day, Libya abounds with serpents. When Perseus arrived in Seriphos, he used Medusa's head to turn Polydectes and the vicious islanders into stones; the island was well-known long after for its numerous rocks.

After this, Perseus gave Medusa's head to his benefactor Athena, as a votive gift. The goddess set it on ' (which she also carried) as the Gorgoneion. She also collected some of the remaining blood and gave most of it to , who used the blood from Medusa's left side to take people's lives and the blood from her right side to raise people from the dead. The rest of Medusa's blood - a vial containing two drops - Athena gave to her adopted son, Erichthonius; Euripides says that one of the drops was a cure-all, and the other one a deadly poison.

Always the protector of , Athena put aside, in a bronze jar, a lock of Medusa's hair for , who subsequently gave it to ' daughter, Sterope, to use it to protect her hometown Tegea. Supposedly, even though it didn't have the power of Medusa's gaze, the lock could still cast terror into any enemy unfortunate enough to even accidentally behold it.

Medusa Sources

You can read a prose summary of Perseus' quest for Medusa's head in Apollodorus' "Library." For a poetic account, see the ending of the fourth book of Ovid's "Metamorphoses." Naturally, Medusa's genealogy is described in full in Hesiod's "Theogony."

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🐍 Medusa :: The Real Story of the Snake-Haired Gorgon

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was one of the three , daughters of and , sisters of the , , and - all dreadful and fearsome beasts. A beautiful mortal, was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of , either due to her boastfulness or because of an ill-fated love affair with .