FAVOURITE HEROES & MYTHS
IMAGINARY CREATURES
School name : Primary School of Sourpi
Editor
Reporters
: Ms Vivi Hamilou, English teacher
: 6th Grade students
Typhonas
by Ronaldo Kotsi
Typhonas was the last child of Gaia and Tartatos. He was the strongest of all the
creatures of the Greek mythology. The upper part of his body looked like a human with
wings. The liwes part of his body was a hundred snakes.When he started destroying
whole cities, throwing moyntains and scaring even the Gods in olympus, Zeus faced him
with a hundred thunders and trapped him under Aitna. Shortly before dying, Typhonas
and his wife Echidna filled the world with often monsters, like Sphynx, Chemaira,
Lernaia Hydra and Kerveros.
CENTAUR
by Valanta Doura & Evi Chryssikou
Centaurs had the upper body part of a human and the lower body of a horse. They lived
in Thessalia. Once they had a bad idea to steal Hippodameia on her wedding day with
Peirithou. They also stole the wives of Lapithes that lived in the area. The battle
between the Centaurs and Lapithes was even, until Thesseus decided to help Lapithes!
This battle symbolizes the battle between the civilization and the barbarians and it has
been selected for its significance as an image in the sculptures of the Parthenon, in
Athens.