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Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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  1. Classical Mythology
    Pantheon Heroic Age Royal Houses Geographia Facts & Figures Genealogy Bibliography About Classical Myths
  2. Heroic Age
    Heroes 1 Heroes 2 Heroines Amazons Perseus Theseus Heracles Argonauts Calydonian Boar Hunt Seven Against Thebes Trojan War Odyssey Aeneid Tales of Lovers Giants Centaurs Mythical Creatures
  3. Mythical Creatures

Mythical Creatures

These mythical creatures were fabulous beasts from Greek and Roman myths. I have also included monsters.

Please note that I have moved the article on Centaurs to its own page, where I have listed some individual Centaurs.

  • Unusual Beings

  • Immortal Horses

  • Other Animals

  • Monsters

Please note, the following topics below have been moved to pages of their own.

  • Giants

  • Nymphs

  • Centaurs

Unusual Beings

Satyrs

Satyrs

Myrmidons

Myrmidons

Dragon-teeth Men

Dragon-teeth Men

Earthborn Kings

Earthborn Kings

Argus Panoptes

Argus Panoptes

Geryon

Geryon

Graeae

Graeae

Keres

Keres

For Centaurs, see the Centaurs page.

Immortal Horses

Magic horses appeared quite frequently in Greek myths. They were the steeds of the gods or the heroes. Some were swift as the wind; some could fly, and even talk to humans.

Pegasus

Pegasus

Arion

Arion

Xanthus and Balius

Xanthus and Balius

Ocyrrhoe

Ocyrrhoe

Other Animals

Laelaps and the Teumessian Vixen

Laelaps and the Teumessian Vixen

Maera

Maera

Cretan Bull

Cretan Bull

Golden Fleece

Golden Fleece

Cerynitian Hind (Heracles' Third Labor)

Cerynitian Hind (Heracles' Third Labor)

Calydonian Boar

Calydonian Boar

Crommyonian Sow

Crommyonian Sow

Erymanthian Boar

Erymanthian Boar

Nemean Lion

Nemean Lion

Eagle (Aquila)

Eagle (Aquila)

Monsters

Typhon

Typhon

Ceto

Ceto

Cetus

Cetus

Echidna

Echidna

Python

Python

Ladon

Ladon

Delphyne

Delphyne

Campe

Campe

Hydra

Hydra

Chimaera

Chimaera

Griffin (Gryphon)

Griffin (Gryphon)

Scylla

Scylla

Sphinx

Sphinx

Cerberus

Cerberus

Orthus

Orthus

Minotaur

Minotaur

Gorgons

Gorgons

Lamia

Lamia

Empusae

Empusae

Sirens

Sirens

Harpies

Harpies

Stymphalian Birds

Stymphalian Birds

Caucasian Eagle

Caucasian Eagle

Phoenix

Phoenix

Genealogy

Giants and Monsters

Fact and Figures

Astronomy

Related Pages

  • Giants

  • Nymphs

  • Centaurs

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By Jimmy Joe

Heroic Age:

  • • Heroes 1
  • • Heroes 2
  • • Heroines
  • • Amazons
  • • Perseus
  • • Theseus
  • • Heracles
  • • Argonauts
  • • Calydonian Boar Hunt
  • • Seven Against Thebes
  • • Trojan War
  • • Odyssey
  • • Aeneid
  • • Tales of Lovers
  • • Giants
  • • Centaurs
  • • Mythical Creatures
Giants

Giants

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Monsters

Monsters

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Giants and Monsters

Giants and Monsters

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Faithful Companions

Faithful Companions

The following list shows the faithful animals of gods or mortals, such as horses and dogs that are found in the popular Classical myths and legends. Please note this is not a list of monsters and giants. Aithon Αιθον, Red Fire Animal type: horse O...

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Chimaera

Chimaera

Chimaera was a fire-breathing monster that lived in the mountains around Lycia. Chimaera was another monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna . Chimaera had the head and body of a lion, the legs of a goat, and had a snake instead of a tail. Some ...

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Greek Gods

Greek Gods

The Greek gods and goddesses are probably the most recognized pantheon of gods in the western world . Many of their names are mentioned in daily phrases, and most people in the Western world know the majority of these deities. Their stories have b...

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Faithful Companions

Faithful Companions

The following list shows the faithful animals of gods or mortals, such as horses and dogs that are found in the popular myths and legends. Please note this is not a list of monsters and giants. It should also be pointed out that there are Welsh le...

March 28th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Centaurs

Centaurs

Background The Centaurs were a tribe of half-men and half-horses living in Magnesia, a coastal region in Thessaly. Centaurs were depicted in art to have the head, chest and arms of a man, while the rest of their body was that of a horse. There wer...

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Pantheon

Pantheon

The Pantheon is a temple to all the gods and goddesses. Here, you will find myths of the gods and goddesses from Greece and Rome. The Greek deities have been divided into groups of gods, eg. Olympians and Titans . The stories of the various Creati...

April 19th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Mythology Gods

Mythology Gods

Studying mythology gods is our way, in the modern world, to look into the ancient past . Myths began as a way to explain the world and the experience of man on earth, and it is the way of every civilization. We want to pass down stories and to giv...

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