Question: Do you think that Percy Jackson (as in the movie) was Poseidon's son and if yes, was he a god or a mere human being? According to Greek mythology, Lamia was the mistress of the God Zeus. The fantastic creatures of Greek mythology and legend can be divided into eight broad categories : 1. In one story, the venom of the basilisk traveled up the spear of the warrior who stabbed it and killed not only the rider but his horse as well! Defeated Heike warriors are turned into crabs as they are tossed from their ships. The experimental submarine Neptune is sent down, and the members of the crew encounter several giant creatures including a giant spinny lobster. 15 Biggest Mythical Creatures (Giants & Huge Monsters) - Mystic Beasts On finding this out, Zeus bound Ixion to a fiery wheel destined to whirl perpetually through the air (or in other versions, through the Underworld). The crab attacked Heracles' feet with its claws to throw him off so that the Hydra could kill him; however, the enraged Greek hero crushed it with his heel in response and continued the battle. On 24 the April, 1185 AD, the two powerful Samurai clans fought to the death on the Dan-no-ura bay of Japans Inland Sea. He has many adventures, including a run-in with a giant crab. They were said to inhabit the seventh ring of hell, where the souls of people who have attempted or committed suicide are transformed into thorny trees and fed upon by the harpies. Did you know the Minotaur actually had a name it was Asterius. His wings were so wide that they blotted out the sun, and fire flashed from his eyes, striking fear even among the Olympians. There has been a newer theory that Unicorns were actually long hair Rhinosaurus that lived up North similar to how a Mammoth was in relation to an Elephant @ ironically theyre skulls along w/ Mammoths have been mistaken for Cyclops skulls because of the breakdown of the trunk and horns leave a centered hole looking as if it housed a huge eye in a skull belonging to a hunched giant .. Well sorry to umm dislike one thing.Could you keep this kid appropriate cuz' kids might be readin dis. The Hydra was often called the Lernean Hydra, after the swamp it inhabited in Lerna. The newborn Minotaur would only eat humans, so Minos created a labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur (as advised by the Oracle) and sent human sacrifices as food for the creature. Cacus: Fire-Breathing Giant (Roman Mythology) 37. As Hinduism spread,itwas absorbed into other cultures which evolvedand adapted Rahus story to fit the society and animist beliefsof the time. Its parents were the creatures Typhoeus and Echidna, and its siblings included other multi-headed beasts, such as Cerberus and the Chimera. 77 - 80 (trans. According to the Greeks, this was how the continent became inhabited by many poisonous snakes. One day he became angry at the Moon and started to chase her. Unicorns are not known to exist so unless you can prove it with concrete evidence it's hard to make people believe in them. But each time Heracles cut off one of the monsters heads, he discovered, to his horror, that several new heads grew back in its place. Apart from its three heads, Cerberus has the tail of a serpent, a mane of snakes and the claws of a lion. Heikegani: The Samurai Ghost Crab Introvert Japan, The Heikegani Crabs and the Problem with Pareidolia Martin J Clemens, Heikegani: The Samurai Crab Japan Powered, Samurai Crabs: Transmogrified Japanese warriors, the product of artificial selection, or pareidolia?