The stories of the Mythical Creatures
By Class ST1/2
Εκπαιδευτικός Αγγλικών Ελένη Συνδουκά
Lernaean Hydra (Λερναία Ύδρα)
Lernaean Hydra had 9 heads. It was immortal and terrible monster like a serpent. It was also huge. It had poisonous breath and blood so virulent that even its scent was deadly.[ It was killed by Hercules.
Viki (ST1) Teo (ST2)
Sirens
Sirens were female deities, associated with water, love and death. However, they are more accurately referred to as sea demons of the Greek Mythology. They were depicted with a human female head and the body of a bird of a prey. They were singing with their attractive voice and they killed a lot of sailors.
Georgia (ST1) Konstadinos A (ST2), Theodora (ST1)
Cerberus
Cerberus a creature from the Greek Mythology is a dog with three heads. This dog is ugly and unfriendly. It is also the guard of Hades and of the underworld.
Dafni (ST1) George Th (ST2), Thanasis (St2)
Cerberus
Cerberus in the Greek Mythology was the keeper of the underworld. He was a big ugly dog with three scary heads and he had a snake for tail! He was wearing a collar with nails. His colour was black. He was scary, monstrous and huge, but when he was seeing his master, the god of the underworld Hades, he turned into a disgusting playful dog with three heads.
Emmanouil (St1)
Nemean Lion
Nemean lion was strong and fearsome and it had as weapon immunity. Its claws were sharper than mortals” swords and could cut through any strong armour. It was killed by Hercules.
Konstadinos
Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur also known as Asterion, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man.
Dimitris (ST2)
Triton
Triton is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, half man and half a fish. He is his father’s messenger, dominant in the sea and he often has the role of the wise old man in Mythology. According to some traditions, he helped the Argonauts when they were lost somewhere on the coast of Minor Asia.
Stathis (St1)
Sphinx
The Shpinx is a fantastic creature of Greek mythology, closely related to the myth of Oedipus. She is represented with the face of a woman from the waist up and a body of a lion with wings from the waist down.
Anthi (ST2), John K (ST2),
Scylla and Charybdis
The sailors who were in danger on their journeys from the threatening waves and storms, created mythical figures with their imaginations, which raged and fiercely tried to destroy them. Thus were born these two terrifying monsters. The sailors kept in mind that it was not just a strong wind and waves. They believed that something more was hidden behind all this, some creature evil in soul and terrible in appearance, who was about to destroy them.
Foteini (St2)
