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Campe

In the Creation myth, Campe was a monster whom Cronus set to guard the Hundred-Handed and the Cyclops in Tartarus. In order to free the Hundred-Han...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Delphyne

According to Apollodorus, when the monster Typhon severed Zeus' sinews and confined the god in a cave, Typhon set the she-dragon Delphyne to guard ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Python

Python was the giant serpent that guarded the Oracle of Delphi. Some traditions say that Hera sent the Python to attack Leto, the mother of Apollo ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Echidna

Echidna was a monster, part woman and part snake. She was the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, or perhaps of Tartarus and Gaea. By Typhon, Echidna was...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cetus

Cetus was a sea monster that Poseidon sent to punish Cassiopeia, wife of King Cepheus of Joppa, and mother of Andromeda. Cassiopeia had boasted tha...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Ceto

Ceto (Κητώ) was a sea-monster, the daughter of Pontus ("Sea") and Gaea ("Earth"). Ceto was the sister of the sea gods Nereus and Phorcys. Not much ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Typhon

Typhon was a giant winged monster with a hundred heads. Typhon (Τυφών) was an offspring of Gaea ("Earth") and Tartarus, and according to Apollodoru...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Eagle (Aquila)

The eagle of Zeus (Jupiter). Not only was the eagle a bird sacred to Zeus or his Roman counterpart Jupiter, he often used the Eagle in special erra...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Nemean Lion

The Nemean Lion was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna. The lion lived in a cave near Nemea. The hide of the lion was invulnerable to all weapons. ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Erymanthian Boar

The Erymanthian Boar was the giant wild boar that roamed around Mount Erymanthus, in northern Arcadia. Heracles captured the boar when he trapped i...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Crommyonian Sow

The Crommyonian Sow was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It was a giant wild pig named Phaea. The giant sow caused havoc and death around the r...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Calydonian Boar

The Calydonian Boar was sent by Artemis to punish King Oeneus for failing to honour her in sacrifice. The giant, wild boar caused widespread damage...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe