Greek Mythical Creatures
This half-man, half-bull beast was kept in a labyrinth on Crete.
Minotaur
The original hound from the underworld, this pooch had three heads, a tail and mane of snakes, and guarded the entrance to Hades.
Cerberus
This legendary water creature has the top of a human and the tail of a fish. This creature appears mostly as females lying on rocks in the middle of the ocean (thus attracting sailors). What is this creature?
Mermaid
These movies are full of magic, wizards, and mythical creatures.
Harry Potter
This mythical creature is from Ireland and protects the gold at the end of a rainbow
Leprechaun
This creature is a giant. It has an eye in the middle of its forehead, is ugly, and appeared in the first book of the "Harry Potter" series.
Cyclops
In Greek mythology, the story of Lycaon serves as one of the earliest examples of what kind of monster?
Werewolf
This many-headed water serpent was pretty hard to kill--cut off one head, two more appear.
Hydra
This is a Disney movie about a legendary Greek God who defeats the Hydra
Hercules
Most popular in China this mythical creature is sometimes thought to bring bad luck and sometimes thought to bring good luck. It comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors.
Dragon
Talk about ugly. Just looking at this snake-haired monster would turn you to stone.
Medusa
A fabulous bird associated with the worship of the sun.
Phoenix
Legendary sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway.
Kraken
Children transport to another world full of mythical creatures through a wardrobe.
The Chronicles of Narnia
In Egypt, this beast had the body of a lion and the head of a man; in Greece, it had the breasts and head of a woman and wings.
Sphinx
This fire-breathing mishmash of a monster was a lion with a goat's head in the middle of its back and a dragon's head for a tail.
Chimera
Half man Half Horse
Centaur
Monstruous carnivorous whale, Biblic origins.
Leviathan
These movies have Giants, goblins, trolls, elves, and hobbits...oh my!
The Lord of the Rings
If looks could kill: this tiny king of serpents' single glance would knock you dead—if his bad breath or trail of deadly venom didn't get you first.
Basilisk
This legendary creature originated from Greece. They are air-borne spirits whose jobs are to haunt people in their afterlife in Hades. They have the head of women and wings of birds. What are they?
Harpies
A divine winged stallion that is pure white, son of Medusa and Poseidon, brother of Chrysaor and father of winged horses.
Pegasus
These are water horses that Tritons rode in Greek Mythology
Hippocamps
This movie is about the last creature of a species that is trying to find more creatures like her.
The Last Unicorn
Small nature spirits that are sometimes magical
Faries