Scylla
Who were Scylla's parents?
Phorcys and Ceto
What are Cyclopes?
They are giants with one eye in the center of their forehead and are very strong and build stuff.
What are Sirens?
They are dangerous creatures who sing songs that lure sailors toward them so that they die.
Who were the parents of Charybdis?
Poseidon and Gaia
What is Medusa's power?
Medusa can turn people into stone by looking them in the eye
How many feet and heads does Scylla have?
12 feet 6 heads
Who were the Cyclopes’ parents?
Uranus and Gaia
Who were the Sirens the daughters of?
Achelous and Melpomene
What type of tree did Charybdis lurk under?
A large fig tree that grew on a cliff above the whirlpool
Who are Medusa's sisters?
Medusa has sisters Stheno and Euryal who are immortal
Who transformed Scylla from human appearance into monster appearance?
Circe
What were the names of the original 3 Cyclopes?
Brontes, Steropes, Arges
Where did the Sirens live?
Rocky island in the sea near a route where a lot of sailors go
What animal did Charybdis steal from Heracles?
Cattle of Geryon
What does Perseus have to do with Medusa?
Perseus avoided looking at her using a shield and killed her
What does Scylla do when a creature enters her cave?
She reaches out with her necks and snatches passing sailors or other creatures then eats them
What does each name mean in Greek?
Brontes means thunder, steropes means lightning/flash, arges mean bright/shining
How did the Sirens die?
Odysseus and his crew successfully passed them and they threw themselves into the sea and died.
So what happened to her because of the theft?
Zeus struck Charybdis with a thunderbolt and transformed her into a sea creature
How were Pegasus and Chrysaor born?
Pegasus and Chrysaor sprang from Medusa’s dead body
Who is Circe? What does she have to do with Scylla?
Circe is a witch and enchantress. Circe was jealous of Scylla because a sea god loved Scylla so she poisoned Scylla’s bathing pool and transformed her into a terrifying monster.
Who killed the Cyclopes after they made thunderbolts that hurt Asclepius?
When zues struck down asclepius with a thunderbolt, apollo became angry and killed the cyclops because they had made zeus’s thunderbolts
Why did Odysseus make his crew members close their ears with beeswax when they passed by the Sirens?
So that they wouldn’t hear the song and die
How did Charybdis destroy ships who came near her?
Charybdis created a huge whirlpool by swallowing a lot of water and spitting it back out
What happened to Medusa's head after Perseus chopped it off?
Medusa’s head retained its power after death