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Argus Panoptes

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A hundred-eyed giant

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Arion

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An immortal horse which was very fast and bred by the gods

3
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Ash tree nymphs/ meliae

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created by the blood that fell on the earth when the Titan Cronus castrated his father Uranus, in his effort to overthrow him

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Centaur

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Half-human, half-horse creatures.

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Cerberus

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Multi-headed dog who guards the gates of the underworld.

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Ceryneian hind

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A huge female deer

it had antlers made of gold, while its hooves were made of bronze. It had the ability to outrun a flying arrow.

7
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Chimaera

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It had the head and body of a lion, as well as the head of a goat that was attached to its back, and a tail that ended on a head of a snake.

8
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Chiron

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The most important centaur.

9
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Chrysaor

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Brother of Pegasus

10
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Cretan Bull

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Gave birth to the Minotaur

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Cyclopes

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Gigantic one-eyed monsters

12
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Delphyne

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A female dragon

Guarded the oracle of Delphi

13
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Echidna

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Half-woman, half-snake

Mother of all monsters

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Erymanthian Boar

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The boar was a giant creature living on Mount Erymanthos, a region sacred to the goddess of hunt Artemis.
It would destroy everything in its passing.

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Giants

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A race of great strength, but not necessarily of great size.

Born out of the blood that fell onto the earth

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Gorgons

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Stheno, Eurylale and Medusa.
Their faces were ugly and their hair was replaced by snakes; anyone who would gaze into their eyes would be turned to stone instantly.

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Hecatoncheires

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Giant creatures with 100 hands and 50 heads.

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Laelaps

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A dog that always caught what he hunted

19
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Marsyas

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A satyr that played an important role in two myths

20
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Medusa

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On of the three gorgons.

She was a beautiful mortal but got turned into a monster by Athena

21
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Nessus

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A centaur who was killed by Heracles

22
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Pegasus

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An immortal winged horse

23
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Phoenix

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A bird that could live for a long time and was reborn from the ashes of its predecessor.

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Polyphemus

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A Cyclopes

Blinded by Odysseus

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Python

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The earths-dragon of Delphi

26
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Silenus

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A companion to Dionysus.

Had the characteristics of a horse

27
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Sirens

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Beautiful but dangerous creatures that lured sailors to their death with their beautiful voices

28
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Talos

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A giant bronze man who guarded the island of Crete

29
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Teumessian Fox

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A fox that could never be caught