Ancient Greek Mythical Creatures and People

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Ancient Greek Mythical Creatures and People
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A centaur was a creature with the head and chest
of a person, and the body of a horse.
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Cheiron was a teacher. He taught both Achilles
and Jason.
Say KIGH-ron
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The giants of Greek myth were made when Cronus
fought, and defeated, Uranus.
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The Olympians had to fight against the giants
when they attacked Mount Olympus!
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The Cyclops were a race of huge men-like monsters
with one eye.
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Satyrs had head and upper body like people, but
lower bodies like goats.
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The Roman name for satyrs was fauns.
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Pan was the leader of the satyrs, and the God of
Shepherds.
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Harpies were bird-women, but different from
sirens.
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Arachne was a great weavershe wove cloth
beautifully.
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But she Athena angry, and Athena turned her into
a spider. All spiders are the children of
Arachne!
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King Midas was greedy and wanted gold. So
Dionysus gave him the golden touch. Whatever he
touched turned to gold!
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On Crete, an island in the south,
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Minos was a famous king. Minos was different
from Midas!
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Minos ordered the Labyrinth to be built, and he
put the Minotaur there.
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Minos also put his servant, Daedalus, in a tower,
with his son, Icarus. Daedalus made wings, which
he and Icarus used to fly from the tower.
Say DED-uh-luss and ICK-uh-russ
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But Icarus flew too close to the sun, and the sun
melted the wax off the wings. So poor Icarus
fell into the sea and died.
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Orpheus was a great musician, who tried to rescue
his lover, Eurydice, from the Underworld.
Say OR-fee-us and you-RID-uh-see
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Pygmalion was a great sculptor. Once he carved a
statue of a beautiful woman and fell in love with
it.
Say pig-MAY-lee-un
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He prayed to Aphrodite for a wife just like the
statue. So Aphrodite made the statue come to
lifewhich was Galatea.
Say gal-uh-TEE-uh
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The End