Greek Mythology

• Gorgon

  (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live...

• Cerberus

  (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon.

• Chimera

  (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and...

• Geryon

  (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules.

• Harpy

  (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a wom...

• Hydra

  (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new...

• Minotaur

  (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain...

• Nemean lion

  (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 lab...

• Sphinx

  (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body;...

• Typhoeus

  (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying...

• Typhon

  (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus...

Classical Mythology

• centaur

  (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse.

• amphisbaena

  (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body.

• basilisk

  (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or ...

Also contains

• legendary creature

  A monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual.

• dragon

  A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian...

• griffon

  Winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion.

• leviathan

  Monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament.

• troll

  (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed...

• manticore

  A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the...

• roc

  Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.

• salamander

  Reptilian creature supposed to live in fire.

• werewolf

  A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again.

• cockatrice

  Monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance.