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a ceNtAuR
As well as amazing tales of human endurance, the ancient Greeks came up with some BRILLIANT MONSTERS!
cEnTaUrS were mythical creatures in ancient Greece – half man and half horse. They were usually portrayed as being Wild and uncivilised. A bit like your grandad after too much eggnog at Christmas.
The GoRgOnS were female monsters, the most famous of whom was mEdUsA. She had snakes for hair and could turn a man to stone if he looked at her. She was killed by the hero Perseus who used his shiny shield as a mirror so he didn’t have to look at her directly while he chopped off her head.
Apparently, Medusa’s hairdresser was delighted at this outcome. It was simply impossible to style those snakes into any kind of fashionable look, even with loads of hairspray.
Medusa
(Shield your eyes!)
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