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Greek Mythical CreaturesAs with many other characters from Greek mythology, we still refer today to many of these Greek mythological creatures. The Centaurs - creatures who were half man and half horse. 
The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, metope XXX from the south side of the Parthenon, 447-432 BC Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com The Dryads - nymphs of the trees.  Pegasus - the winged horse. 
Pegasus Barbari, Jacopo de Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com The Satyrs - who were spirits of the nature, half-man and half-goat. 
Venus, Satyr and Cupid, 1528 Correggio Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com The Sirens - in the beginning they were depicted as birds with a woman's head (and, sometimes, breasts) and later they became the mermaids we know (half-woman, half-fish). The Sphinx - it is a creature which appears first in Egyptian mythology, as a lion with a man's head. In Greek mythology it has the body of a lion, a woman's head and wings. 
Proto-Corinthian style vase with a sphinx (ceramic) Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Satiated Siren Mossa, Gustav Adolf Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com The Tritons - creatures of the sea, half-man and half-fish. 
Mythological Scene, Triton Buy this Pre-Matted Print at AllPosters.com I'll think of some more Greek mythical creatures to add on this list, but it's quite difficult to decide which one is a "creature" and which one is a "monster" and whether to take into account their looks or their behaviour ;-) |