2. Introduction
• You may wonder, what are mythical
creatures? Well, in my opinion, I think that
they are creatures that don’t exist, but
people have their beliefs and think they
are real. If you read further in my
PowerPoint, I’ll be giving you information
about several different mythical creatures.
3. Madusa
• Madusa used to have beautiful
hair.
• She was a gorgon (which
meant a mortal).
• She said that her hair was
more beautiful than the
goddess Athena.
• Athena punished her by
turning her into a hideous
creature and turned all her hair
into snakes.
• Madusa turned anyone into
stone who ever looked her in
the face.
4. Minotaur
• Was a half man, half bull
monster.
• Was imprisoned in the
labyrinth(maze) under King
Mino’s castle.
• It ate human flesh.
• Theseus (a brave prince of the
Athens) killed the Minotaur and
escaped the maze alive.
5. Chimaera
• The Chimaera was a half lion,
half mountain goat, and had a
snake tail.
• It breathed fire.
• It’s skin was so tough it could
not be pierced.
• A hero from Corinth killed the
Chimaera.
6. Sphinx
• A creature with the head,
shoulders and chest of a
women and the body and
claws of a lion with wings of a
bird.
• Killed anyone who could not
answer her riddles.
• She lived above the cliffs of
Thebes.
• A prince answered her riddle
and then she killed herself.
7. Scylla
• She lurked in the strait of
Messina.
• She had the head and torso of
a women, and the fins and tail
of a fish.
• Her waist was sprouted with 6
wolf heads who barked and
devoured any sailors who
passed by.
• Her most frightening
companion was the Charybdis,
the gigantic whirlpool.
8. Hydra
• A snake beast who grew 2
more heads if one was cut off.
• The Hydra was one of
Hercules's greatest
challenges.
• It had fangs, a poisonous
tongue and claws.
• It was finally killed by Hercules
when he cut off the first eight
heads and burnt the ninth one.
