these classic mythical beasts have
captured imaginations for centuries
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
creatures from Greek mythology for this
list will be ranking the most well-known
and best loved creatures from the world
of Greek myth we’re excluding the actual
gods and goddesses from Mount Olympus
however as we’ve already covered them in
our video of the top 10 Greek gods and
goddesses he belongs in the underworld
not here number 10 the Sphinx although
most closely associated with the culture
of ancient Egypt this mythical creature
was quickly adopted by the Greeks during
the Bronze Age usually depicted with a
human face a lion’s body and the wings
of an eagle the sphinx serves as a
gatekeeper upon crossing the Sphinx’s
path it challenges the traveler with the
riddle which creature walks on four legs
in the morning 2 in the afternoon and 3
in the evening should the traveler not
reply with the answer mankind he or she
will immediately be swooped upon and
devoured by the victorious Sphinx it’s a
tough life in ancient Greece huh
number 9 satyrs what’s the matter you
never seen a SATA before uh no from the
classic Federico Fellini film Satyricon
to the Norwegian black metal band
references to satyrs are a dime a dozen
but in Greek myth these creatures are
classic troublemakers and revelers these
man beasts are companions of the god of
wine Dionysus therefore having a
penchant for drinking and we’re usually
depicted in human form but with horse
tails and ears the most famous of their
kind was Salinas a close cohort of
Dionysus and a character associated with
fertility sometimes the figures would
crop up in Greek plays with their very
own genre the satyr play which took a
usually dramatic story well known to the
public and you guessed it made it
satirical it’s not about the money it’s
about the message right wait a minute
whoa whoa
you don’t actually believe this crap do
you number eight chimera
it seems metal bands really like Greek
mythological beasts the chimera is yet
another hybrid creature this time a
female that combines the physical traits
of three separate animals usually the
body and head of a lion with a second
goat head and a snake’s tail making up
the rest the earliest mention of the
beast was in Homer’s Iliad which is
where the physical description
originated the chimera is also known to
possess a terrible temper as well as the
ability to breathe deadly fire from her
jaws at any who might oppose her beast
you might in other words you might not
want to get this one angry number seven
Medusa
one of the most well known creatures on
our list Medusa is the mightiest of a
race called the Gorgons who are snake
headed sorceresses with the power to
turn men to stone with a single gaze
many attempted to defeat her hoping to
gain the amassed gold and treasure in
her lair myth tells of the hero Perseus
finally beating her which was later
adapted for the screen in The Clash of
the Titans films Medusa has been
portrayed in our time by such actresses
as uma Thurman and appears in the video
game worlds of the God of War and
Castlevania franchises which just goes
to show her enduring legacy as an icon
of evil number 6
Cerberus this triple headed guard dog is
one of the fiercest and most frightening
creatures from the world of Greek
mythology and with good reason
Cerberus is the gatekeeper of Hades a
Hound of Hell who prevents all lost
souls from escaping the underworld as if
the three snarling Maz weren’t
frightening enough Cerberus has
sometimes been described as having
snakes emerging from his body as well as
a serpent for a tail making this beast a
dangerous foe from all angles
the only person ever to obtained him was
the hero Heracles or the Roman Hercules
number five centaurs forest is not safe
at this time these hybrid creatures are
instantly recognizable the legendary
race has the lower half of a horse and a
human upper body and proves to be
popular in the world of fantasy time and
time again please do your part to help
keep my people alive a horse
indeed the image of centaurs has been
adopted for ads like Adult Swim and Old
Spice and if you’ve ever wished to see
what a sent or version of Saturday Night
Live’s Chris Parnell would look like
look no further is their scent or
pornography that is not a medical
question their usage in popular media
isn’t new though it dates back decades
as evidenced by their appearance in such
films as Fantasia and the golden voyage
of Sinbad
number four the Minotaur
this next hybrid has the head of a bull
and quite the reputation according to
myth the Minotaur was held in a
labyrinth in the kingdom of Crete creats
King Minos pissed off the gods and as a
result his wife was bewitched to fall
for and lay with a bull producing this
enraged creature the Minotaur would
devour 14 Athenians each year until
Theseus succeeded in killing him with
help from Minos daughter Ariadne the
intimidating image of the Minotaur
carries on even now in video games like
God of War and vagrant story as well as
in such films as wrath of the Titans and
Percy Jackson and the Olympians he’s
that terrifying
number three Cyclops
this round I’d race of giants was known
for excellent building and crafting
skills and their overall nasty nature
the most infamous Cyclops is undoubtedly
Polyphemus who appeared in homers
classic poem The Odyssey as a
significant obstacle for the stranded
hero Odysseus in this story Holley
famous is the son of Poseidon god of the
sea and a sea nymph known as fussa he
holds the hero Odysseus and his crew
hostage devouring any man who attempts
to escape men do not eat one another
shark all true
it isn’t until Polyphemus falls asleep
that Odysseus and his crew are able to
blind the Cyclops and finally make their
way from their island prison though to
impale the son of a god proved not to be
the best choice as Poseidon kept
Odysseus from getting home for a while
number two Pegasus the most beautiful
stallion in the world this dark white
and regal steed was actually birthed
from the blood of the slain Medusa after
her defeat at the hands of Perseus
Pegasus a winged horse would later be
instrumental in the hero Bellerophon
defeat of the Chimera he’s made many
appearances in pop culture being seen in
films like Fantasia and His image has
been used across several media from a
logo in world war ii by UK parachute
troops to the old opening montage of
Tristar pictures
today Pegasus is famous in the God of
War franchise as an ally of Kratos
regardless of his origins the use of
Pegasus as an emblem demonstrates his
legacy of beauty and wisdom before we
unleash our greatest creature from the
world of Greek mythology here are some
honorable mentions
number one the Hydra they cut off one
head two more shall take its place
the name Hydra may be more familiar in
recent times since it was adopted as the
name for a terrorist organization in
Marvel’s universe the Hydra also called
the lernaean hydra after its den of
choice was a multi-headed water serpent
that protected what was said to be a
gateway to the underworld as if that
weren’t bad enough it was virtually
impossible to decapitate the snake after
severing one head two more would take
its place that doesn’t sound great
couple that with the hydras poisonous
blood and venomous breath and you
essentially have a beast with almost
limitless destructive potential until
Heracles came along
do you agree with our list which
creature of Greek myth did we miss
for more massive top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
captured imaginations for centuries
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
creatures from Greek mythology for this
list will be ranking the most well-known
and best loved creatures from the world
of Greek myth we’re excluding the actual
gods and goddesses from Mount Olympus
however as we’ve already covered them in
our video of the top 10 Greek gods and
goddesses he belongs in the underworld
not here number 10 the Sphinx although
most closely associated with the culture
of ancient Egypt this mythical creature
was quickly adopted by the Greeks during
the Bronze Age usually depicted with a
human face a lion’s body and the wings
of an eagle the sphinx serves as a
gatekeeper upon crossing the Sphinx’s
path it challenges the traveler with the
riddle which creature walks on four legs
in the morning 2 in the afternoon and 3
in the evening should the traveler not
reply with the answer mankind he or she
will immediately be swooped upon and
devoured by the victorious Sphinx it’s a
tough life in ancient Greece huh
number 9 satyrs what’s the matter you
never seen a SATA before uh no from the
classic Federico Fellini film Satyricon
to the Norwegian black metal band
references to satyrs are a dime a dozen
but in Greek myth these creatures are
classic troublemakers and revelers these
man beasts are companions of the god of
wine Dionysus therefore having a
penchant for drinking and we’re usually
depicted in human form but with horse
tails and ears the most famous of their
kind was Salinas a close cohort of
Dionysus and a character associated with
fertility sometimes the figures would
crop up in Greek plays with their very
own genre the satyr play which took a
usually dramatic story well known to the
public and you guessed it made it
satirical it’s not about the money it’s
about the message right wait a minute
whoa whoa
you don’t actually believe this crap do
you number eight chimera
it seems metal bands really like Greek
mythological beasts the chimera is yet
another hybrid creature this time a
female that combines the physical traits
of three separate animals usually the
body and head of a lion with a second
goat head and a snake’s tail making up
the rest the earliest mention of the
beast was in Homer’s Iliad which is
where the physical description
originated the chimera is also known to
possess a terrible temper as well as the
ability to breathe deadly fire from her
jaws at any who might oppose her beast
you might in other words you might not
want to get this one angry number seven
Medusa
one of the most well known creatures on
our list Medusa is the mightiest of a
race called the Gorgons who are snake
headed sorceresses with the power to
turn men to stone with a single gaze
many attempted to defeat her hoping to
gain the amassed gold and treasure in
her lair myth tells of the hero Perseus
finally beating her which was later
adapted for the screen in The Clash of
the Titans films Medusa has been
portrayed in our time by such actresses
as uma Thurman and appears in the video
game worlds of the God of War and
Castlevania franchises which just goes
to show her enduring legacy as an icon
of evil number 6
Cerberus this triple headed guard dog is
one of the fiercest and most frightening
creatures from the world of Greek
mythology and with good reason
Cerberus is the gatekeeper of Hades a
Hound of Hell who prevents all lost
souls from escaping the underworld as if
the three snarling Maz weren’t
frightening enough Cerberus has
sometimes been described as having
snakes emerging from his body as well as
a serpent for a tail making this beast a
dangerous foe from all angles
the only person ever to obtained him was
the hero Heracles or the Roman Hercules
number five centaurs forest is not safe
at this time these hybrid creatures are
instantly recognizable the legendary
race has the lower half of a horse and a
human upper body and proves to be
popular in the world of fantasy time and
time again please do your part to help
keep my people alive a horse
indeed the image of centaurs has been
adopted for ads like Adult Swim and Old
Spice and if you’ve ever wished to see
what a sent or version of Saturday Night
Live’s Chris Parnell would look like
look no further is their scent or
pornography that is not a medical
question their usage in popular media
isn’t new though it dates back decades
as evidenced by their appearance in such
films as Fantasia and the golden voyage
of Sinbad
number four the Minotaur
this next hybrid has the head of a bull
and quite the reputation according to
myth the Minotaur was held in a
labyrinth in the kingdom of Crete creats
King Minos pissed off the gods and as a
result his wife was bewitched to fall
for and lay with a bull producing this
enraged creature the Minotaur would
devour 14 Athenians each year until
Theseus succeeded in killing him with
help from Minos daughter Ariadne the
intimidating image of the Minotaur
carries on even now in video games like
God of War and vagrant story as well as
in such films as wrath of the Titans and
Percy Jackson and the Olympians he’s
that terrifying
number three Cyclops
this round I’d race of giants was known
for excellent building and crafting
skills and their overall nasty nature
the most infamous Cyclops is undoubtedly
Polyphemus who appeared in homers
classic poem The Odyssey as a
significant obstacle for the stranded
hero Odysseus in this story Holley
famous is the son of Poseidon god of the
sea and a sea nymph known as fussa he
holds the hero Odysseus and his crew
hostage devouring any man who attempts
to escape men do not eat one another
shark all true
it isn’t until Polyphemus falls asleep
that Odysseus and his crew are able to
blind the Cyclops and finally make their
way from their island prison though to
impale the son of a god proved not to be
the best choice as Poseidon kept
Odysseus from getting home for a while
number two Pegasus the most beautiful
stallion in the world this dark white
and regal steed was actually birthed
from the blood of the slain Medusa after
her defeat at the hands of Perseus
Pegasus a winged horse would later be
instrumental in the hero Bellerophon
defeat of the Chimera he’s made many
appearances in pop culture being seen in
films like Fantasia and His image has
been used across several media from a
logo in world war ii by UK parachute
troops to the old opening montage of
Tristar pictures
today Pegasus is famous in the God of
War franchise as an ally of Kratos
regardless of his origins the use of
Pegasus as an emblem demonstrates his
legacy of beauty and wisdom before we
unleash our greatest creature from the
world of Greek mythology here are some
honorable mentions
number one the Hydra they cut off one
head two more shall take its place
the name Hydra may be more familiar in
recent times since it was adopted as the
name for a terrorist organization in
Marvel’s universe the Hydra also called
the lernaean hydra after its den of
choice was a multi-headed water serpent
that protected what was said to be a
gateway to the underworld as if that
weren’t bad enough it was virtually
impossible to decapitate the snake after
severing one head two more would take
its place that doesn’t sound great
couple that with the hydras poisonous
blood and venomous breath and you
essentially have a beast with almost
limitless destructive potential until
Heracles came along
do you agree with our list which
creature of Greek myth did we miss
for more massive top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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