These were beautiful but dangerous creatures that lured sailors with their voices of doom, causing ships to crash on the reefs near the islands. They were the daughters of the river god Achelous, while they didn't know there mother so it may have been Terpsichore, Melpomene , Sterope or Chthon. Although they are linked closely to a marine environment, they were not considered deities. The sirens were also considered the companions of Persephone, the daughter of goddess Demeter and Zues and she was the god of the underworld. Which had given them wings in order to protect her daughter, however Persephone's get abducted from Hades and her mother Demeter cursed them, so from then on the sirens sing was a beautiful yet sad melody which was eternally calling for Persephone's return
Medusa:
She was a monster, one of the gorgon sisters, daughter of Phorkys and Keto who were the children of Gaea the goddess of earth and Oceanus god of the ocean. Medusa had the face of an ugly women with snakes for hair, for anyone whoever starred into her eyes would turn into stone. Her sisters were Sthenno and Euryale, however Medusa was the only one who was mortal. Medusa had originally had golden hair, and was a fair maiden who was a priestess of Athena, she was devoted to a life of celibacy, however being wooed by Poseidon and falling in love with him, she forgot her vows and married him. Because of this offence she was punished by the goddess in the most terrible way. Every wavy of Medusa hair that had once charmed her husband changed into a venomous snake, her once gentle eyes turned blood shot with furious orbs which excited fear and disgust in the mind of the onlooker. Whilst her pale complexion turned to a loathsome greenish tinge.
Minotaur:
This is a well known creature that is half bull and half man. However not many people know the true origin. The story starts with the King of Crete, minos praying to Poseidon for support. Poseidon would send Minos a white bull which he had to kill as a sacrifice as a sign of this support. Minos loved the white bull so tried to swap it with one of his own, because of this Poseidon was furious and ordered the goddess of love to cast a spell on Minos wife to fall in love with the Cretan Bull, they went on to mate and their offspring was a Minotaur. The half man half bull beast devoured men for food. Minos had no other choice than to order Daedalus to build a large maze which could contain the Minotaur.
Centaurs:
These creatures are half more and half human. They have the body of a horse and the torso, head and arms of a man. There are considered to be the children of Ixion, king of Lepiths and Nephew, which is a cloud made in the image of Hera. However there are other myths that say they were born from the union of a single Centaurus with the magnesian mares. One of the best known centaur from mythology is Chiron, who is a wise centaur. Although most of the centaurs were depicted as lustful and wild. Chiron was a notable exception, he was known for modest and civilised and for his medicinal skills and teaching abilities.
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