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12 chronicles

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Iku-Turso

Iku-Turso, a monstrous and malevolent sea-creature of Finnish myth — a colossal beast of the deep ocean imagined as a giant octopus or many-armed terror,

Finnish & Baltic · 20 August 2026

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Xiangliu

Xiangliu — the monstrous nine-headed serpent of Chinese mythology, the venomous minister of the flood-god Gonggong, a snake with nine human-faced heads

Chinese Mythology · 25 July 2026

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03

Ceto

The myth of Ceto: the primordial goddess of the sea's monsters who, with Phorcys, bore the Gorgons, Graeae, Ladon and Echidna — the dark mother of the

Greek Mythology · 22 July 2026

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Stheno

The myth of Stheno: the eldest, immortal Gorgon sister of Medusa, said to be the deadliest of the three, who pursued Perseus after he slew the only mortal

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

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The Graeae

The myth of the Graeae: the three grey-haired witch-sisters of the Gorgons who shared a single eye and tooth, robbed by Perseus at the moment of exchange

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

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Campe

The myth of Campe: the monstrous composite she-dragon Cronus set to guard the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handers in Tartarus, slain by Zeus to free the allies

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

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Lamia

The myth of Lamia: the beautiful queen loved by Zeus whose children Hera destroyed, who became a serpentine, sleepless monster that devoured other

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

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Empusa

The myth of Empusa: the shape-shifting demon of Hecate who took the form of a beautiful woman to seduce and devour young men, driven off only by insults —

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

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Polyphemus

The myth of Polyphemus: the one-eyed Cyclops son of Poseidon who trapped and ate Odysseus's men, until the hero called himself "Nobody," blinded him, and

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

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Medusa

The myth of Medusa: the mortal Gorgon whose gaze turned the living to stone, the victim cursed by Athena after Poseidon, beheaded by Perseus with a

Greek Mythology · 31 May 2026

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Echidna

The myth of Echidna — the half-woman, half-serpent "Mother of All Monsters" who bore Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimera and the great beasts of Greek myth.

Greek Mythology · 29 May 2026

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Typhon

The myth of Typhon — the colossal hundred-headed monster who nearly toppled Zeus, was buried under Mount Etna, and fathered Greek mythology's deadliest beasts.

Greek Mythology · 29 May 2026

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