Mythological Creatures
Mythology Creatures
Chiron
Cerberus
Chimera
Harpies
Minotaur
Hydra
Sirens
Wood Nymphs
Pegasus
Phoenix
Unicorn
Typhon
Laestrygonians
Polyphemus
Charybdis
Gorgons
Furies
Satyrs
Across
3. a beautiful horse like creature with a magical horn on its forehead
5. a golden-red bird of which only one could live at a time, but would burst into flames to form a new
one
10. a cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men, only to be overcome and blinded by the hero
13. beautiful women who each had a plant that they lived in; they were often chased by heroes, gods
and satyrs (two words)
15. a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his travels
18. a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain multiple times
19. the three-headed, giant hound that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Down
1. three cursed sisters with serpents for hair
2. the three goddesses of pain; worked for Hades in the Underworld to punish evil
4. a sea monster whose inhalations formed a deadly whirlpool
6. winged monsters with heads and torsos of women
7. the eldest and wisest of the Centaurs; The ancient Trainer of Heroes
8. a monstrous immortal storm-giant who was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus in the pit of Tartarus
9. companions of Pan and Dionysus which had human upper bodies, and the horns and hindquarters of
a goat
11. a many-headed, serpent-like creature that guarded an Underworld entrance beneath Lake Lerna
12. three beautiful mermaid/bird like women whose irresistible song lured sailors to their deaths
14. a divine winged horse that is pure white
16. a three-headed monster, with the foreparts of a lion, the middle-parts of a goat and a snake for its
tail
17. THERE IS NO CLUE FOR 17 DOWN.
II. TYPE I WRITING ASSIGNMENT—Seven Lines: Conduct research on one of the creatures listed in
the word bank and describe interesting facts about the creature.