10 Most TERRIFYING Creatures From Greek Mythology!

10 Most TERRIFYING Creatures From Greek Mythology!

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10 Most TERRIFYING Creatures From Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology is probably one of the most known folklore in the modern world. It’s a collection of tales passed down orally since the Bronze Age.
The stories are, among other things, about gods, goddesses, and monsters. The monsters are usually powerful creatures with unusual abilities that prove detrimental to human life – until heroes slay them into pieces.
But that’s for another day, probably. In today’s video, our focus is on the monsters that aren’t just scary for their appearance but also for their vicious nature.
Buckle up.
#10 Medusa
We bet you’ve heard of the Italian luxury fashion brand Versace. The brand’s logo features Medusa, one of the most popular mythical Greek creatures. But she was never alone. She had two sisters, namely Stheno and Euryale, and the three are collectively referred to as the Gorgons.
Our focus will be on the famous Medusa who is known for her peculiar head covering. Instead of hair, she had a horde of venomous serpents emanating from her scalp. But she wasn’t born this way – at least according to some versions of her story.
It’s believed that she was once a young beauty but immediately turned into a monster when she had intercourse with the sea god Poseidon in Athen’s temple. Athena didn’t like this and so she chose to punish Medusa by turning her into the hideous creature we know today.
She was already dangerous enough this way but the snakes served no purpose when it came to eliminating those she chose. All she needed to kill someone was her face. Once you looked at it, that was the end of you as you’ll be immediately turned into stone.
But thanks to the gods, a hero named Perseus arose to fight her, apparently sent on the dangerous mission by his stepfather. The gods Hermes and Athena come to his aid.
Hermes gave him a unique sword to slay Medusa with and Athena gave him a mirror so that Perseus didn’t have to directly look at the monster.
#9 Minotaur
Minotaur is more known in relation to Daedalus, the revered Greek innovator, and his son Icarus. The duo is on the other hand popular for their attempt to flee their captivity by fabricating wings. And the reason for their imprisonment was directly tied to this monster – the Minotaur.
This creature had a human body and a bull’s head, which wasn’t so surprising since it came as a result of intercourse between the Queen of Crete and a bull. The physical appearance wasn’t the only problematic aspect of this creature.
It had a ravenous appetite for human flesh which necessitated that it be locked away somewhere escape-proof, like the famous Labyrinth; designed and built by Daedalus and Icarus. This elaborate maze was meant to keep the monster from devouring the people of Crete.
But it still had to feed.
So King Minos of Crete made it mandatory for Athenians to be sending seven maidens and seven young men every year to be eaten by this creature. This was apparently to punish the Athenians for killing his son, Androgeus.
But when one of the Athenians, Theseus, is sent to the maze, he’s assisted by the King’s daughter and successfully kills the Minotaur while it’s sleeping at the center of the intricate maze.
#8 Hydra
“Hydra” is the most common name used to identify this monster but it can also be referred to as Hydra of Lerna or the Lernean Hydra. Lerna in this case refers to the monster’s lair which was Lake Lerna.
The Hydra is known for its numerous heads, the exact number being unclear. And not just that.
If any of the heads were cut off, two new ones will grow in its place immediately, making it one of the toughest creatures to battle – that’s if you were lucky to get close enough without being poisoned to death by its breath.
But once you cut off a head, you had the blood to deal with. Just like the breath, no human being stood a chance with the deadly scent of the blood.
That said, it’s a known fact in Greek mythology that the Hydra was finally killed by Heracles – more popularly known as Hercules. Slaying this monster was part of the Twelve Labors performed by the popular Greek hero as a way of seeking forgiveness for killing his sons. So he covered his mouth and nose with a piece of cloth and headed to the creature’s hiding place.
One account of the myth states that Heracles was helped by his nephew Iolaus. Once he had cut off a head, the nephew would burn the stumps to prevent new heads from springing up. A different version of this tale doesn’t involve the nephew.
Hercules, after cutting off one of the heads, dipped his sword in the bleeding neck and used the virulent blood to burn off each one of the other remaining heads.

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