Beardopus

Born a soldier in ancient Sparta, the man who would be known as Beardopus. After he was visited by the mighty Zeus in a vision during a fever dream, he embarked on a quest to the ends of the Earth to gain ultimate power. Years later after slaying many beasts and enduring many trials, he was finally rewarded with the ring of power, which endowed him the beard of the Gods.

Charon, archeron of the Styx

Charon is the ferryman of the river Styx. In ancient Greek/Roman mythology, the dead are buried with coins over their or in their mouths to pay for passage into the underworld.

Kallikantzaros

In Greek mythology, the Kallikantzaros is an evil, goblin like creature. They remain underground and saw the roots of the world tree, so that it will eventually collapse and destroy the earth. During the Christmas season they come to the surface to cause trouble for mankind.

Harpy

Harpies originally came from Greek mythology. They are depicted as hideous winged creatures, with the top half of a woman but with legs and taloned feet of a monstrous bird. Harpies were instrumental in the punishment of Phineas, by snatching away and spoiling his food.

The term "Harpy" has since come to describe any evil or mean spirited woman.

Medusa

In Greek mythology, Medusa is one of the three Gorgons. In traditional mythology she his depicted with a head full of snakes, winged, and with a gaze that can turn those who look upon it into stone. She is beheaded by the hero Perseus, and her head is used as a weapon until it is finally given to the goddess Athena and placed on her shield. This image became a protective talisman known as the Gorgoneion.

Hecatonchires

The Hecatonchires were the offspring of Gaia in Greek myth. They were towering giants with 100 hands and immense strength. Because they were imprisoned by the Titan Chronus, they sided with the Olympians during the War of the Titans.

Python

In Greek mythology, the Python was a chthonic guardian of the oracle of Delphi. Hera sent Python to consume the goddess Leto as she gave birth to Apollo, thus Apollo returned the favor and slew the beast with his arrows, and turned the oracle of Delphi to his own purposes.

Cyclops

The Cyclops originated from Greek Mythology. According to the poet Hesiod they are giants with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads, and are strong, stubborn, and "abrupt of emotion." They are originally defeated by the old Titans and placed in prison, but are later released by the Gods. In return the Cyclopes forge the weapons of the Gods - Zeus' thunderbolts, Poseidon's trident, Artemis' bow, etc. After Cronus is overthrown they become assistants to the smith god Hephaestus.

Centaur

Centaurs are a hybrid monster of half-man, half- horse from Greek mythology. They are depicted with a wild, untamed, "horse-like" nature, with excessive sexual appetites. However there are also moral and wise Centaurs as well, such as Chiron the teacher. The most prevalent theory on the origin of Centaurs is that it is a misinterpretation of a riding culture by a those who are unfamiliar with horses. A man mounted on a horse would appear as one animal at a distance.

Chimera

An aberration of science, named after the mythical beast of Greek legend.

(Artwork for a top secret project, although it might not get used.)

Greek Sphinx

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a giant lion with a woman's head an breasts that guarded the entrance to the city of Thebes. She is also depicted with wings or a serpent's tail. Those who wished entry into Thebes would have to solve a riddle; Those who failed were devoured. The riddle was thus:

“Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three, and the more legs it has, the weaker it be?”

When the Greek hero Odepius answered the riddle correctly, the Spinx threw herself from a high rock and died.

Faun

Fauns are woodland spirits, associated with the Greek God Pan. They are generally depicted with a human head and torso, horns, and goat's legs, and may also be shown with a goat's head. The difference between Fauns and Saytrs is the latter are shown with human feet and legs.

Fauns are usually shown as mischievous as apposed to evil, with a very "randy" disposition. Much of the imagery depicting Fauns in Greek statuary and vasework show them reveling with drink and women (and men.) In late antiquity and the middle ages Fauns were used symbolically to represent those with an aggressive sex drive.

Gorganite

Bizarre offspring of the Gorgan Medusa, the Gorganites share her reptilian characteristics. They sprang to life when the toxic blood form the monster's severed head dripped into the sea. Unlike their famous mother, the gorganites cannot turn people to stone with a mere look. They are still ugly though.

Minotaur

The Minotaur is the hideous offspring between the wife of King Minos and the Cretan Bull, a revenge orchestrated by the god Poseidon. The man-bull grew ferocious and was isolated in a vast labyrinth beneath the palace. Every nine years seven young men and seven unwed maidens were forced into the labyrinth to be hunted down by the Minotaur as sacrifice. The beast was eventually destroyed by the Greek hero Theseus with the help of the Princess Ariadne.

The Hydra

The Hydra was a huge, multi-headed dragon, the guardian of an underwater passage to the Underworld. The Greek demigod Hercules was tasked to kill the Hydra as one of his twelve labors. As he decapitated each head another grew in it's place, it wasn't until he cauterized each stump that the beast was finally slain. Hercules dipped his arrows in the Hydra's poison blood, and the pollution caused by this act made all of the fish in the river Anigrus inedible.