Princeps Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 What is your favourite mythical beast / monster? (From Greek or Roman mythology). Mine is the Minotaur. The intelligence of a man, the savage aspect of a beast. A close second would be the Talos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I love pagasai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 They are not my fav, but so far I can only think of Medusa and the Harpes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Cerberus, because nothing beats a good guard... regards viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I have a three headed dog gargoyle that I have affectionately named Cerberus. I also have a winged dog I call "Duke" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Chimera -lion,snake and goat combined with incendiary capability. One of the most ancient of mythological creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Actually a god, but his earthly beast manifestation was mythological in the western sense: Quatzequatl. http://www.crystalinks.com/quetzalcoatl.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 I liked the Cyclopes from the Odyssey. He was such a cut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 I like the Minotaur,have you seen them in the 'Chronicles of Narnia' movie,they look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I think my official answer is probably Typhon because he & Echidna gave birth to many of the great monsters & gave the Olympian Gods such a tough time... I mean, he 'killed' Zeus in round 1 for heaven's sake!!! But I also love the Griffin as it is in my Coat of Arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 he 'killed' Zeus in round 1 for heaven's sake!!! Sorry, I don't recall this myth. Would you mind explain how he "killed" Zeus in round one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 My favorite mythical beast was Julius Caesar. Being deified, he does qualify, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) My favorite mythical beast was Julius Caesar. Being deified, he does qualify, no? In mea sententia: Num is dignus non. Edited December 27, 2005 by FLavius Valerius Constantinus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekandros Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I would have to say....Chiron the Centaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) he 'killed' Zeus in round 1 for heaven's sake!!! Sorry, I don't recall this myth. Would you mind explain how he "killed" Zeus in round one. Typhon was the storm monster born to Gaia who apparently wanted to spite Zeus for what he did to the Titans. He showed up, started attacking Olympos & everybody (except Zeus & Athena) changed into animals, turned tail and hid in Egypt. Apollo became a hawk (Horus), Artemis a cat (Bastet), Hermes an Ibis (Thoth), etc... There are many varying accounts of his myth and not all mention his slaying of Zeus, but in the most complete one he does. He stole Zeus' lightning bolts while he wasn't looking and in a sense blew him to bits then hid his ashes and sinues. After that he ravished the earth quite extensively for a while. Then depending on the source, Pan, Cadmus, Hermes etc.. put Zeus back together and in round 2, Zeus of course defeats Typhon and sends him to Tartarus. His 'wife' Echidna escaped the wrath of Zeus and he allowed their offspring to remain alive as challenges to future Heros. Typhon has a lot in common with Seth. It is an extremely facinating Myth. It is my belief that it chronicals the severe drought that ravaged Anatolia during the late 4th Millennia BC - early 3rd Millennia BC and caused the diaspora that gave rise many Bronze age civilizations... Edited December 27, 2005 by Pantagathus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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