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an image of a man with many faces and swords

The Hecatonchire is a creature with origins in Greek mythology, legend and folklore. Later, it also gains connections to Roman mythology, legend and folklore. The name itself is derived from the Greek 'heka' or 'hekaton' (in Latin, 'centi'), which means 'one-hundred', and 'kheir' (in Latin, 'manus'), which means 'hand'.

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an image of a man with a snake on his head and wings around his neck

Monstrorum Historia (A History of Monsters), 1642 Ulisse Aldrovandi was an Italian naturalist and physician who helped lead the Renaissance movement that placed a renewed emphasis on the study of nature. I like this painting because it included accounts not only of monstrous natural births but also of entirely imaginary, extremely far-fetched monsters.

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the greek monsters are depicted in this poster, which shows them all different colors and sizes

Greek mythology has been a part of our World Literature subject since we all went schooling. What made this myth truly inspiring is the stories of heroes and other mortals who live with the Olympian gods and the goddesses, how they mutually care for each other and show balance of peace and prosperity from two

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