Giants
Alcyoneus - One of the giants of the Gigantomachy (the cosmic battle between Giants and the Olympians). He was a known opponent of Heracles.
Almops - A giant son of Poseidon and the half nymph Helle.
Aloadae - Giants Otos and Ephialtes, sons of the Thessalian princess Iphimedia and Poseidon. They are said to have kidnapped Ares during the Gigantomachy.
Argus - a hundred-eyed giant. He was tasked to guard Io from Zeus by Hera.
Asterius - A giant killed by Athena.
Athos - A giant known for the creation of Mount Athos, an important point in Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
Chthonus - A giant.
Cyclopes - One-eyed giants.
Damysus - The fastest giant.
Echion - A giant with the ability to change the direction of the winds.
Enceladus - A traditional opponent of Athena during the Gigantomachy.
Gigantes - Giants of great strength and aggression.
Eurytus - A giant killed by Dionysus during the Gigantomachy.
Gegenees - six-armed giants.
Geryon - A giant. Descriptions of the giant vary, however, many agree that he had multiple heads, bodies, legs, and/or feet.
Hecatonchires - Three giants with 100 arms and 50 heads each. They were Briareos/Aegaeon, Cottus, and Gyges.
Laestrygonians - A tribe of giant cannibals led by their king Antiphates.
Mimas - A giant.
Pallas - A giant.
Orion - A giant huntsman that was turned into a constellation.
Periboea - A giant princess.
Picolous - A giant slain by Helios.
Polybotes - A giant that fought Poseidon during the Gigantomachy.
Porphyrion - The king of giants.
Thoon - A giant clubbed to death by the Morai.
Tityos - A giant.
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Hybrids and Monsters
Aeternae - A race of creatures with bony saw-toothed protuberances sprouting from their heads.
Amphisbaena - An ant-eating serpent with a head on each end.
Basilisk - A snake that kills those who look into its eyes.
Catoblepas - a horned buffalo-like creature with toxic breath and looks that could turn people to stone.
Centaur or Centauride - A creature with the head and neck or a giraffe, the torso of a human, and the lower body of a horse.
Cerastas - horned serpents.
Cerberus - Hades' pet, a three-headed dog. He guards the gates to the Underworld.
Cetus or Ceto - large sea creatures, often depicted as serpentine fish in Greek art.
Charybdis - A sea monster whose mouth created deadly whirlpools.
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