Mythical Creatures of Ancient Greece

#	Name	Category	Format	Connection	Properties	Symbolism
1	Centaurs	Hybrid	Horseman	Thessaly	Power	Instinction
2	Chiron	Hybrid	Centauri	Pelion	Medicine	Sofia
3	Sphinx	Hybrid	Woman-lion	Thebes	Puzzles	Knowledge
4	Minotaur	Hybrid	Bull man	Crete	Violence	Nature
5	Satyrs	Hybrid	Tragedy Man	Forest	Delight	Passion
6	Medusa	Monster	Female snakes	—	Stone	Fobos
7	Hydra	Monster	Multi-headed snake	Lerne	Renaissance	Bad
8	Chimera	Monster	Composite	Lycia	Fire	Chaos
9	Cerberus	Monster	Three-headed dog	Hades	Storage	Thanatos
10	Skylla	Monster	Multi-headed	Sea	Attack	Risk
11	Charybdis	Monster	Warp	Sea	Disaster	Nature
12	Lamia	Demonic	Woman	—	Pediaphagia	Fobos
13	Empousa	Demonic	Metamorphosis.	—	Apati	Deception
14	Erinyes	Demonic	Deities	Downworld	Punishment	Justice
15	Keres	Demonic	Spirits	Battle	Thanatos	Fates
16	Cyclops	Giants	Single-eyed	Sicily	Power	Primary
17	Polyphemous	Giant	Cyclops	Sicily	Violence	Barbarity
18	Giants	Giants	Human figures	—	War	Chaos
19	Typhon	Cosmic	Monster	—	Disaster	Absolute
20	Hecatoncheires	Cosmic	100 Hands	Tartarus	Power	Excess
21	Sirens	Water	Woman-bird	Sea	Song	Temptation
22	Tritons	Water	Fish man	Sea	Sound	Control
23	Nereids	Water	Nymphs	Sea	Protection	Peace
24	Primary	Water	Metamorphosis.	Sea	Change	Knowledge
25	Hippocampus	Water	Fish horse	Sea	Transport	Move
26	Nymphs	Spiritual	Female	Nature	Life	Fertility
27	Dryads	Spiritual	Trees	Forest	Life	Nature
28	Naiads	Spiritual	Water	Sources	Treatment	Life
29	Oreads	Spiritual	Mountains	Mountains	Protection	Stability
30	Pegasus	Beneficial	Winged horse	—	Flight	Inspiration
31	Griffin	Beneficial	Eagle lion	—	Storage	Power
32	Talos	Artificial	Bronze	Crete	Protection	Technology
33	Automata	Artificial	Machines	Hephaestus	Move	Create
34	Acheloos	Metamorphosis.	River	Applicant	Change	Liquidity
35	Thetis	Metamorphosis.	Goddess	Sea	Change	Custom
36	Harpies	Bird-like	Wings	—	Grab	Punishment
37	Stymphalides	Bird-like	Birds	Leg	Attack	Threat
38	Dragons	Monster	Snake	—	Storage	Knowledge
39	Ladon	Monster	Dragon	Peppers	Guard	Immortality
40	Echidna	Monster	Female snake	—	Mother	Bad
41	Pan	Hybrid	Tragedy Man	Arcadia	Music	Nature
42	Telchines	Demonic	Seas	Rhodes	Magic	Art
43	Courites	Demonic	Warriors	Crete	Protection	Ceremony
44	Geryon	Monster	Tricephalus	—	Power	Excess
45	Ichthyocentaurs	Hybrid	Composite	Sea	Power	Go
46	Sphinxes	Hybrid	Multiple	—	Test	Mystery
47	Aloades	Giants	Humans	—	Hybrid	Uprising
48	Skiapodes	Strange.	One foot	—	Survival	Unknown
49	Hyperboreans	Mythical	—	North	Immortality	Ideal
50	Glaucus	Water	Marine	—	Prophecy	Transformation
51	Orthros	Monster	Double-headed dog	—	Storage	Threat
52	Stheno	Monster	Hurry	—	Immortality	Terror
53	Evryali	Monster	Hurry	—	Immortality	Terror
54	Cadmean dragon	Monster	Snake	Thebes	Battle	Birth
55	Daphnes	Spiritual	Shepherd	—	Music	Harmonia
56	Centauri females	Hybrid	—	—	Rareness	Duality
57	Silenus	Hybrid	Turkey	—	Drunks	Sofia
58	Gorgons	Monster	Women	—	Terror	Fobos
59	Enceladus	Giant	—	Etna	Earthquakes	Nature
60	Hippocentaurs	Hybrid	Variant	—	Power	Go

Dataset 60 mythical creatures • Net form for academic use

Mythical Creatures of Ancient Greece – Full List

Greek mythology is one of the richest treasures of cultural heritage in the world. The mythical creatures that appear in ancient myths symbolize natural forces, human fears, and heroic battles.

Below is one of the most complete lists of mythical creatures in ancient Greece.