Greek Freaks
This famous guard of Hades' realm was captured by Hercules for his twelfth labor.
Who is Cerberus?
Friend of Achilles, he donned his friend's armor and stormed Troy in an attempt to scare the opposing troops. He was killed in battle.
Who is Patroclus?
He was found as a baby, after being left by his mother out of fear, for he had strangled two serpents like play toys. His former name was Alcides, but it was later changed.
Who is Hercules?
He was replaced with a stone dummy for Kronos to eat when he was born.
Who is Zeus?
She was pitted against Athena in a weaving contest.
Who is Arachne?
Called the "Camel Leopard" by Greek heroes, it is actually this African animal.
What is a giraffe?
This Trojan prince stole Helen, wife of Menelaus, away to Troy, touching off the Trojan war.
Who is Paris?
He was dipped in the river Styx as a child.
Who is Achilles?
She punished Hercules to do 12 labors when he was grown up.
Who is Hera?
She was turned into a cow by Zeus.
Who is Io?
These large relatives of cyclopes once tried stacking mountains on each other to overcome Olympus.
What are the Gigantes?
The name of a giant whirlpool that swallowed up ships, parallel to Scylla in their strait.
Who is Charybdis?
He became famous after killing the Minotaur.
Who is Theseus?
He took Kore, daughter of Demeter, away to marry her.
Who is Hades?
She accidentally killed her friend Pallas, and took on the name.
Who is Athena?
This many-eyed guard of Io and henchman of Hera was slain by Hermes and turned into a peacock.
Who is Argus Panoptes?
This wise old warrior in the Trojan war suggested a truce so the Greeks could have time to shield their ships.
Who is Nestor?
He stole fire from Hephaestos after it had been taken from humans. He could see the future, and his name literally meant "foresight".
Who is Prometheus?
She is continually engulfed in fire.
Who is Hestia?
She was abandoned on the island of Naxos by Theseus before being found and wed by Dionysus.
Who is Ariadne?
The name of Hera's enormous snake sent to kill Leto was the origin of this serpent type's name.
Who is Python?
Man-eating giants who speared Odysseus's men in the ocean. They destroyed all but one of his ships.
Who are the Laestrygonians?
The first wife of Zeus, this sea nymph gave him a plan to overcome Kronos- and was later devoured by her husband.
Who is Metis?
He sent Cetus to destroy the daughter of the queen of Ethiopia, Andromeda, who was then saved by Perseus.
Who is Poseidon?
Hercules was given the girdle by her, the queen of the Amazons, as his ninth labor.
Who is Hippolyte?