- Orthus – Mythopedia
Orthus, child of Echidna and Typhoeus, was a fierce two-headed dog He guarded the cattle of Geryon, which Heracles was sent to steal as one of his Twelve Labors Both Orthus and his master were slain while defending the cattle
- Geryon – Mythopedia
Geryon was a monster with three heads and three bodies who kept a majestic herd of cattle at the edge of the world He was ultimately killed by Heracles, who was sent to steal Geryon’s cattle as the tenth of his famous Twelve Labors
- Nemean Lion – Mythopedia
Overview The Nemean Lion was usually described as the offspring of Orthus and Echidna, or alternatively as the offspring of Typhoeus (all fearsome monsters) It was a vicious beast noted for its invulnerable hide, which could not be pierced by any weapon The Nemean Lion terrorized the area around the town of Nemea (from which it earned its name) until it was finally slain by Heracles —a son
- Ladon – Mythopedia
Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon
- Chimera – Mythopedia
The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus
- Echidna – Mythopedia
Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down She was said to have been the mother of some of the most fearsome monsters of Greek myth, including Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra
- Hydra – Mythopedia
The Hydra, a child of the Greek monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was a creature with multiple serpent heads It lived in the swamps of Lerna in Greece, where it terrorized the region’s inhabitants until it was slain by the mighty Heracles
- Cerberus – Mythopedia
Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes
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