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Mythical Monsters

	Characteristics	Monster
How many of these fearsome creatures do you know? Click here to flip columns.
15.	Creature who normally takes the form of a man, but changes into an animal when the moon is full	Lycanthrope. Although the most commonly known is the were-wolf, this term applies to any were-beast
14.	A winged horse of the Muses	Pegasus. Pegasus, Poseidan's issue, was born of the blood of the decapitated Medusa, or alternatively sprang from the body of Medusa at her death.
13.	A Norwegian legend that refers to the giant sea creature that attacks ships and sailors	Kraken. Famous from 'The Pirates of the Carribean'
12.	Writhing serpents for hair, claws of bronze and had the power to turn anyone who looked at them to stone	Gorgons
11.	Female spirit, whose sorrowful wail portends death	Banshee
10.	A three-headed dog	Cerberus. He guards the gates of Hades
9.	Hindquarters of a horse and the head and wings of a griffin	Hippogriff
8.	Hind legs of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle	Griffin. Griffins drew the chariot of the sun.
7.	A fairy that resembles a tiny old man	Leprechaun. If caught he can reveal a buried crock of gold.
6.	Half man and half horse - with a man's head, trunk, and arms, and a horse's body and legs	Centaur. Chiron, one of the best-known centaurs, was versed in the arts of hunting, healing, and prophecy.
5.	A race of giants who had only one eye, in the middle of the forehead	Cyclops
4.	A serpent with the head and wings of a cock and the tail of a dragon	Basilisk. Its glance killed whatever it encountered.
3.	A lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail	Chimera. The Chimera was killed by Bellerophon with the aid of Pegasus
2.	A humanoid body, but had hoofed feet and horns on its head	Minotaur
1.	Sea monster with the head and forequarters of a horse and the tail of a dolphin or fish	Hippocampus
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