![]() It was caught by Hercules.Ĭharon Charon was the boatman who ferried the dead across the River StyxĬharybdis Charybdis was a huge whirlpool that wrecked shipsĬhimera Chimera had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and a snake’s tailĬhloris Chloris was the Greek goddess of flowersĬirce Circe was a sorceress who met OdysseusĬronos was the leader of the Titans. They were half human and half horse.Ĭerberus Cerberus was a dog with 3 heads who guarded the underworld and prevented the dead from escapingĬeres was the Greek goddess of agriculture and the harvestĬerynean hind The Cerynean hind had golden antlers and bronze hooves. The god Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy but he later added a curse that nobody would ever believe her prophecies.Ĭentaurs were mythical beings. Zeus sent a gadfly that stung the horse and threw its rider to the ground.Ĭassandra was the daughter of King Priam of Troy. However, he tried to ride Pegasus the winged horse to Mount Olympus (dwelling place of the gods). he did so by diverting a river through it.īellerophon was a Greek hero who killed the chimera. One of the tasks of Hercules was to clean them. The Asphodel Fields were a part of the underworld where people who were not particularly good or bad went after their deathĪthene was Greek goddess of wisdom and craftsĪtlas was a titan (a human-shaped giant) who held up the sky to prevent it from falling to earthĪugeus owned stables with cattle that had not been cleaned for years. The goddess Athene turned her into a spider.Īriadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete and she helped Theseus to kill the MinotaurĪrtemis was the goddess of hunting and wild animalsĪscelpius Asclepius was the Greek god of medicine and healing ![]() He was also god of prophecy.Īrachne Arachne was a Greek woman who was very good at weaving. Perseus turned up just in time to kill the monster.Īpollo was the Greek god of music and poetry. Poseidon flooded the land and to appease him Andromeda was chained to a rock to be sacrificed to a sea monster. Her parents unwisely boasted that she was lovelier than the Nereids. The Amazons were a mythical race of women warriorsĪmphitrite was the was the wife of Poseidon the sea godĪndromeda was a princess. He survived the Trojan War and fled to Italy.Īgamemnon was commander of the Greeks during the Trojan WarĪjax was a great Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan war She turned him into a stag and he was killed by his own dogs.Īeneas was a Trojan and a great warrior. During the Trojan War, the Trojan Paris fired an arrow at Achille’s heel and killed him.Īctaeon was a hunter who saw the goddess Artemis bathing. When Achilles was a child she dipped him into the River Styx in the underworld to make him immortal but she held him by his heel and that part of his body remained mortal. He fought in the Trojan War.Īchilles was a Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan war. The Greeks imagined that gods and goddesses were like human beings.Īcamas was the son of the hero Theseus. The Ancient Greeks were polytheists (they worshipped many gods). ![]()
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