Echidna - Mythopedia
2023年3月22日 · Mythology Origins. Echidna was a female monster from the early days of the mythical cosmos. Her serpent form suggests that her myth was shaped by Greek contact with the Near East; she especially recalls Tiamat, a female serpent of Mesopotamian mythology, but also bears some similarities to the Hittite dragon Illuyanka.
Hydra - Mythopedia
2023年5月20日 · The Hydra, a child of the Greek monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was a creature with multiple serpent heads. It lived in the swamps of Lerna in Greece, where it terrorized the region’s inhabitants until it was slain by the mighty Heracles.
Orthus – Mythopedia
2023年3月24日 · Orthus, child of Echidna and Typhoeus, was a fierce two-headed dog. He guarded the cattle of Geryon, which Heracles was sent to steal as one of his Twelve Labors. Both Orthus and his master were slain while defending the cattle.
Chimera - Mythopedia
2023年3月22日 · The Chimera, one of the terrifying offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna, was a hybrid monster made up of the body parts of a lion, a goat, and a snake. Many sources claimed that it also breathed fire. Many sources claimed that it also breathed fire.
Cerberus - Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Cerberus was the offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna and the guard dog of the Underworld. A servant of Hades (the Greek god of the dead), Cerberus prevented the inhabitants of the Underworld from returning to the land of the living. He was well suited to this task: in most traditions, Cerberus was a gigantic hound with three heads and a mane of ...
Ceto - Mythopedia
2023年9月4日 · Hesiod may have also made Ceto the mother of the Chimera, the Nemean Lion, and the Sphinx (the text is syntactically ambiguous, making different interpretations possible). But in the more common reading, Typhoeus and Echidna were the parents of the Chimera, while Orthus and Echidna were the parents of the Nemean Lion and the Sphinx. ↩
Typhoeus - Mythopedia
2023年3月25日 · Cf. Apollodorus, Library 2.3.1 (where Typhoeus and Echidna are the parents of the Chimera); Apollodorus, Library 2.5.10 (where Typhoeus and Echidna are the parents of Orthus); Hyginus, preface to the Fabulae, 151 (where Typhoeus and Echidna are the parents of Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra). ↩ Hesiod, Theogony 869–70. ↩
Ladon – Mythopedia
2023年3月23日 · Ogden, Daniel. “Ladon, Slain or Tricked by Heracles.” In Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds, 33–40. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Smith, William. “Ladon (2).” In A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Spottiswoode and Company, 1873. Perseus Digital Library. Accessed ...
Phorcys - Mythopedia
2023年9月6日 · The name “Phorcys” (Greek Φόρκυς, translit. Phórkys) is related to the Greek word φορκός (phorkós), meaning “white.” This name may stem from Phorcys’ connection with the sea and the white foam of the waves. Alternatively, it may be meant to evoke the white hair of old age, as Phorcys was sometimes known as an “old man ...
Nemean Lion - Mythopedia
2023年5月20日 · The Nemean Lion was usually described as the offspring of Orthus and Echidna, or alternatively as the offspring of Typhoeus (all fearsome monsters). It was a vicious beast noted for its invulnerable hide, which could not be pierced by any weapon.