Eight Typhon
Typhon was known as the father of all monsters
He was birthed from Gaia the earth and Tartarus the depths of hell
He was said to have been the most ferocious creature ever to roam the earth
Typhon was massive it was said that when he stood upright his head brushed against the Stars
The lower half of his body consisted of two coiled viper tails that constantly were his own
Instead of fingers several dragon heads erupted from his hands
He was said to have wings that when spread could blot out the Sun fire flashed from his eyes
Striking fear into the heart of any living creature even the mine Olympian seven
Medusa a
Monstrous creature with the ability to turn to stone any person who gazed upon her face dot innovates metamorphoses
Medusa was told to have once been a beautiful maiden who was
transformed into a hideous monster after being raped in the temple of Athena by the sea God decide
The one aspect of Medusa that remains consistent through various legends his her hair which was said to have been composed of writhing
venomous snakes 6 minor toe
The body of a man and the head of a bull the my notorious best
Remembered for his affinity for devouring flesh and his cryptic home deep within the confines of the twisted labyrinth
The labyrinth was an impossible maze constructed by the inventor Daedalus
It was said to have been located under the palace of knossos the home of King Minos of great v
Cerberus Cerberus
Is a popular creature in ancient mythology Hades loyal guard dog
Cerberus was a massive hound with 3 heads that guarded the entrance to the underworld
It was said that the Beast only had an appetite for a living flesh
And so would only allow the deceased spirits to pass while consuming any living mortal who was foolish enough to come near him
It is said that the three heads were meant to symbolize the past present and future
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Charybdis and Scylla
The two creatures who lived on opposite sides of a narrow strait have become so synonymous
That it is impossible to talk about one without mentioning the other
The Charybdis is never explicitly
described other than saying it is a ferocious sea monster that lives under a rock on one side of a narrow strait the
Charybdis regularly swallows massive amounts of water, which create monstrous whirlpools that are capable of destroying an entire ship
Similarly the Scylla lives on the opposite side of the narrow strait and is believed to have the name Andy had at sea monster that
Fed on the flesh of sailors who unwittingly traveled too close to the beasts lair
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chimera
The Chimera was a ferocious fire-breathing
Monstrosity that possessed the body and head of a lion with the head of a goat
protruding from its back and a snake for a tail
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Cyclops
They were said to possess great strength and ferocity with one bulging eye protruding from their forehead
Fearing their power the cyclops were thrown into the pits of Tartarus by their father Uranus
The monsters remained imprisoned when the Titan Cronus overthrew Uranus and took his place as ruler of the universe
It was only when the Olympians came to power did the Cyclops find freedom the mighty Zeus
Released the monsters who in turn would craft Thunderbolts for the young Olympian won his fangs
The first creature on our list is the Sphinx a
Monster that was said to have the body of a lion
The head of the woman and the wings of an eagle dothis Fink's is perhaps known best for her role in The Legend of Oedipus
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