Creatures+of+Greek+mythology

Sphinx
The Sphinx in greek mythology was said to have a body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and a face and breast of a female woman. It was a one-track-minded and vicious creature. The Sphinx would sit by the road and stop people who were passing by. Then it would ask a riddle: "what walks on four legs in the morning, two in the evening, and three at night." The answer is a human.



Chiron
Chiron or **Cheiron** ("hand"[|[1]]) was held as the superlative [|centaur] among his brethren. Like the [|satyrs], centaurs were notorious for being overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents, each Centaur was also wild and lusty. Chiron, by contrast, was intelligent, civilized and kind.[|[2]] He was known for his knowledge and skill with medicine. From wikipedia.



Moirae
The moirae were supposed to appear three nights after a child's birth to determine the course of its life. The Greeks variously claimed that they were the daughters of [|Zeus] and the [|Titaness] [|Themis] (the "Institutor") or of primordial beings like [|Nyx, //the Night//], [|Chaos] or [|Ananke, //Necessity//]. From Wikipedia

Cerberus
Cerberus is said to be the sibling of the Lernea Hydra, the Nemean Lion,and the chimaera. Cerberus was always employed as Hades' loyal watchdog, and guarded the gates that granted access and exit to the underworld(aka: Hell).

Phoenix
a Phoenix is a mythical bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet. It has a 500 to 1,000 year life-cyle,near the end of which it builds a nest made of myrrh twigs that then ignite; Both bird and nest burn feircly and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live agian.

Medusa
Medusa was a gorgon a chthonic female monster; gazing her in the eyes would turn the onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who therafter used her head as a weapon until giving to the goddess Athena to place on her shield.



Minotaur
The minotaur had the head of the a bull and the body of a man. In lived in the Cretan Labyrinth.