Tuesday 17 January 2012 7 mythological greek creatures

  1. Chrysomallus, a flying, talking, golden-fleeced ram
  2. Manticore, a monster with the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
  3. Cerberus, the three-headed, giant hound that guarded the gates of Hades
  4. Pegasus, a divine winged horse
  5. Orthrus, a two-headed, serpent-tailed dog, slain by Heracles
  6. Ichthyocentaurs, a pair of marine centaurs with the upper bodies of men, the lower fronts of horses, and the tails of fish
  7. Empusa, a vampiric demon with a leg of bronze and a hoofed foot of a donkey; she seduced men in order to feed on their flesh and blood

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