The HBC

The Greeks are known for their myths. There was Jason and the Argonauts, Oedipeous, and many more. Since this website is all about Greek things, people in our blog, namely pieface, have suggested that we make a page about Greek Myths. We are going to give you the links to get to the myths, since it would take to long to write them all out here. If we miss one, please e-mail us which one we are missing, and we will put it in. Thank you for reading!

Jason and the Argonauts: http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/jason/jason01.html

The 12 tasks of Herakles (Hercules): http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/herc01.html

Bellerophon: http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/bellerophon/bellerophon01.html

Theseus and the minotaur: http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/theseus/theseus01.html

The Odyssey: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/background.html

The story of Perseus: http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/perseus/perseus01.html    

If you are a half-blood, you need to know about the greek gods. Their names, their powers, all that good stuff. We are only going to include the major gods and goddesses, because there are to many.If you would like to know about the minor gods, please e-mail us. Thanks.

Ares- god of war.

Artimes- goddess of the moon, hunt, forest and wild things.

Aphrodite- goddess of beauty and love.

Apollo- god of medicine, young men, cattle, the sun, music, poetry, and truth.

Athena- goddess of wisdom, war, crafts, city, and agriculture.

Dionysus- god of wine, inspired madness, fertality, and drama.

Hades- lord of the underworld. He is not actually the god of death. Thantos is.

Hephaestus- god of metal work, fire, forges, blacksmiths, and weavers.

Hera- goddess of marriage, women and children. She also does not have affairs.

Hermes- god of lies, docters, tricks, the road, travellers, thieves, and commerce.

Hestia- an old goddess. Goddess of the home and the hearth.

Poseidon- god of the ocean and earthquakes.

Zeus- god of the weather, sky, oaths, prophecy, judgement, and electricity.

    Those are the major greek gods. To be one of them, you will have to have characteristics that are the same. It is okay if you don't have characterisics with any of these gods. There are others. Or you are a mortal. Anyways, we are just trying to help. Also, please know that you cannot go around saying that you are the child of a greek god because a) it sounds weird, b) no one is going to believe you, c) a monster might get you and d) you are only claimed by a god or goddess once they have sent you a sign, like they contact you in your dreams, ect., ect.

There are many monsters in Greek mythology. You might meet them, or you might not meet them. Either way, it is good to know them. We will put a little star, up to three, about how dangerous they are. the higher, the more dangerous. No stars mean they are not really a threat at all. Here are a few and info. about them:

Centaurs *
Description: Torso of a man attached to the body of a horse
Information: They are famous in the myths for their fight with the Lapithae (a legendary group of people living in Thessaly). They are obscene, indecent and usually drunk.

Cerberus **
Description: Dog with three heads
Information: Cerberus serves as Hades' watchdog at the entrance to the Underworld.

 Charon
Description: Man that usually appears aged, bearded and ragged
Information: The ferryman of the dead transports the souls across the River Styx, his fee being a coin.

 Charybdis ***
Description: Whirlpool demon
Information: When she inhaled a massive whirlpool formed, terrorising sailors who had to sail over her. Wherever Charybdis is, Scylla is sure to be near.

 Chimera ***
Description: The front end of a lion, the back end of a goat, and a serpent for a tail (can have a goat's head rising out of its back)
Information: This fire-breathing monster is the daughter of Echidna. She was originally killed by the hero, Bellerophron. The fangs of the serpent are poisonous.

 Cyclops (plural: Cyclopes) **
Description: Gigantic being with a single eye in the centre of the forehead
Information: Some Cyclopes are lazy, lawless shepherds that eat humans (e.g. Polyphemus), whereas others make weapons for the gods in the forges under the sea.

 Dryads
Description: Human-like females
Information: Nymphs who live in and are closely bound to trees. There are several classes, each associated with different types of tree.

 Echidna ***
Description: The top half of a woman, bottom half of a sea serpent
Information: She is the mother of many monsters, such as the chimera, the dragon guarding the garden of the Hesperides, the sphinx, Scylla and Cerberus.

 Fates (a.k.a. Moirae) *
Description: Three women
Information: The goddesses of fate. Basically they assigned every person their destiny. Their names are Lachesis, Clotho and Atropos.

 Furies **
Description: Hags with large bat wings, claws and talons
Information: Avenging spirits who punish society's offenders. They belong in the court of Hades, where they punish those who offend the gods.

 Gorgons **                                                                                                                                          Description: Three hideous women with snakes for hair
Information: They had bronze claws and golden wings. Whomever looked into their eyes - man or beast - would be turned into stone. Medusa is one of the them.

 Grey Sisters (a.k.a. Graiai or Graea)
Description: Three old, grey-haired sisters with one tooth and one eye to share between them
Information: Perseus sought them out to find the location of Medusa. He took their eye and would not give it back until they told him where she was.

 Griffin ***
Description: The body of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle
Information: Not much to say about it really - you all know it well enough.

 Harpies *
Description: Ugly-faced women with bird's wings and claws
Information: These two sisters are spirits of the wind. On Zeus' orders they carry off people and things. Their sister is the rainbow goddess, Iris.

Hellhound *
Description: Rhino-sized back dog with red eyes and sharp fangs
Information: Just like it says on the tin: dog from hell - well, the underworld. They hail from the fields of punishment.

 Hippocampus (plural: hippocampi)
Description: The front of a horse with the tail of a fish
Information: They pulled the chariot of Poseidon and acted as mounts for the sea gods.

 Hydra ***
Description: Serpent with nine heads
Information: The middle head is immortal. Each time one of the other heads is severed, two more grow in its place.

 Laestrygones **
Description: Cannibalistic (man-eating) giants
Information: They were first encountered by Odysseus on his travels.

 Medusa ***
Description: See Gorgons
Information: She was originally slain by Perseus. Pegasus sprang from her blood as she died. Her gaze is just as deadly after death as it was when she was alive.

 Minotaur ***
Description: Man with the head of a bull
Information: The son of Pasiphae, he was kept in the Labyrinth at Knossus until he was killed by Theseus.

 Naiads
Description: Human-like females
Information: Nymphs that live in fresh water, inhabiting rivers, lakes, brooks and springs.

 Nereids
Description: Human-like females
Information: Like naiads, but nereids are nymphs of the sea.

 Pegasus
Description: White horse with wings
Information: Born from they dying Medusa, he was the steed of Bellerophron and Perseus.

 Procrustes **
Description: Seven-foot tall man with grey leathery skin, which looks reptilian
Information: A robber who tied his victims to a bed, stretching their limbs if they were not long enough or cutting parts of them off if they weren't long enough. He was originally killed by Theseus.

 Satyrs
Description: Half man, half goat
Information: Spirits of the wilderness and the countryside, they are usually half man-half goat, but they can also bear the tail of a horse or the ears of an ass (donkey). They attend upon Dionysus and can be lazy, obscene and indecent.

Scylla ***
Description: Monstrous goddess-demon with the upper body of a woman, the tail of a serpentine fish, and six long-necked heads around her waist
Information: She lives in a cliffside cave near Charybdis and preys on passing sailors by snatching them off their boats with her long-necked heads.

 Sirens **
Description: Bird (usually a vulture) with a woman's head
Information: There are three sirens. Their enchanting song lead sailors to their doom.

 Sphinx **- *** (depending on if you the answer to the riddle or not)                 Description: Body of a lion with a human head
Information: It speaks in riddles, and if one fails to answer, it devours them. All Greek sphinxes are female.

 Stymphalian Birds **
Description: Birds with brazen claws, wings and beaks
Information: These eaters of human flesh don't like noise, and were originally encountered and killed by Hercules.

 We would like to say that we took this from the blue trident website. We thank them very much.