[GB] Greek artifacts & stuff

[Mike]

I found a Wikipedia list of mythological objects. I pulled off every item listed as Greek myth. These are for inspiration. Some will translate directly to magic items to equip heroes with as boons/curses. Some will make good barriers (which I already did for Lotus Trees and the Golden Throne). Some will inspire us for the extraordinary abilities of the various heroes. Other god powers. Etc.


Aegis, Zeus' shield, often loaned to his daughter Athena, also used by Perseus.

Aether, it was thought to be the pure essence that the gods breathed, filling the space where they lived, analogous to the air breathed by mortals.

Aglaophotis, an herb. According to Dioscorides, peony is used for warding off demons, witchcraft, and fever.

Ambrosia, the food or drink of the gods often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.

Aphrodite's Magic Girdle, a magic material that made whoever the wearer desired fall in love with him/her.

Apollo's arrow, an arrow that was crafted of sun rays. It could cause health or cause famine and death in sleep.

Apollo's bow, a bow that was crafted of sun rays. To protect his mother, Apollo begged Hephaestus for a bow and arrows.

Apollo's lyre, Hermes created the lyre for him from the entrails of one of Apollo's cows. Apollo was furious at Hermes, but after hearing the sound of the lyre, his anger faded. The instrument became a common attribute of Apollo.

Apple of Discord (also Golden Apple of Discord), the goddess Eris inscribed ""to the fairest"" and tossed in the midst of the festivities at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis."

Archimedes's mirror, Archimedes may have used mirrors acting collectively as a parabolic reflector to burn ships attacking Syracuse. The device, sometimes called the "

Archimedes heat ray"", was used to focus sunlight onto approaching ships, causing them to catch fire."

Argo, the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed. She contained in her prow a magical piece of timber from the sacred forest of Dodona, which could speak and render prophecies.

Armour of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and said to be impenetrable.

Artemis's arrow, an arrow that was crafted of moonlight and silver wood or made of gold. She got her arrow for the first time from the Cyclops, as the one she asked from her father. The arrows of Artemis could also bring sudden death and disease to girls and women.

Artemis's bow, a golden bow that was crafted of moonlight and silver wood or made of gold. She got her bow for the first time from the Cyclops, as the one she asked from her father.

Athena's bridle, Polyeidos told Bellerophon to sleep in the temple of Athena. While he slept, he dreamed that Athena set a golden bridle beside him. He awoke and found the bridle he dreamt about in his hands. Afterwards, he went to the meadow Pegasus was grazing at, and was able to bridle and tame Pegasus without difficulty.

Baetylus, a sacred stone which was supposedly endowed with life.

Bag of Wind, Aeolus gave Odysseus a tightly closed leather bag full of the captured winds so he could sail easily home to Ithaca on the gentle West Wind.

Bident, a two-pronged implement resembling a pitchfork. In classical mythology, the bident is associated with Pluto/Hades, the ruler of the underworld.

Boat of Charon, ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.

Caduceus, the staff carried by Hermes or Mercury. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings, and symbolic of commerce.

Cap of invisibility, a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible. It is also known as the Cap of Hades, Helm of Hades, or Helm of Darkness. Wearers of the cap in Greek myths include Athena, the goddess of wisdom, the messenger god Hermes, and the hero Perseus. The Cap of Invisibility enables the user to become invisible to other supernatural entities, functioning much like the cloud of mist that the gods surround themselves in to become undetectable.

Chariots -- EVERYONE had a damned chariot.

Cornucopia (also Horn of Plenty), was the horn of the goat-nymph Amalthea from which poured an unceasing abundance of nectar, ambrosia and fruit.

Cronus' scythe, Cronus castrated his father Uranus using an adamant sickle given to him by his mother Gaia.

Cup of Heracles, an amethyst cup owned by Heracles, one of the female descendants of the invincible Greek hero Hercules. The cup protected her from the effects of poison, pain, disease and plague. It was given to her by a stork

Dragon's teeth, in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are real and breathe fire. Their teeth, once planted, would grow into fully armed warriors.

Eros's bow, which, along with dove- and owl-fletched arrows, could cause one to love or hate (respectively) the person he/she first saw after being struck.

Eurytus' bow, Eurytus became so proud of his archery skills that he challenged Apollo. The god killed Eurytus for his presumption, and Eurytus' bow was passed to Iphitus, who later gave the bow to his friend Odysseus. It was this bow that Odysseus used to kill the suitors who had wanted to take his wife, Penelope.

Galatea, a statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which the goddess Aphrodite brought it to life and united the couple in marriage.

Girdle of Hippolyta, sometimes called a magical girdle and sometimes a magical belt. It was a symbol of Hippolyta's power over the Amazons; given to her by Ares. Heracles' 9th Labor was to retrieve it.

Golden Bough, before entering Hades, Deiphobe tells Aeneas he must obtain the bough of gold which grows nearby in the woods around her cave, and must be given as a gift to Proserpina, the queen of Pluto, king of the underworld.

Golden Fleece, sought by Jason and the Argonauts. The fleece of the gold-hair winged ram, which was held in Colchis. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship.

Golden Throne, Hephaestus gained revenge against Hera for rejecting him by making her a magical golden throne which when she sat on it, did not allow her to stand up.

Graeae's eye, three sisters who shared one eye among themselves.

Hammer of Hephaestus, the hammer of the Greek smith-god Hephaestus which was used to make the Greek gods weapons. It was also seen as an axe on various Greek pots and vases where Hephaestus was seen carrying it, usually riding on a donkey.

Harpe, an adamantine sword was used by the hero Perseus to decapitate Medusa.

Hephaestus's Labrys, Hephaestus slices open the head of Zeus with a double-headed axe to free Athena whose pregnant mother Zeus swallowed to prevent her offspring from dethroning him.

Heracles' club, a gnarled olive-wood club, Heracles' favorite weapon.

Heracles's bow, which also belonged to Philoctetes, its arrows had been dipped in the blood of the Lernaean Hydra, which made them instantly lethal.

Hydra's poisonous blood, Heracles would use arrows dipped in the Hydra's poisonous blood to kill other foes during his Labours, such as Stymphalian birds and the giant Geryon.

Icarus' wings, Daedalus tied feathers together from smallest to largest so as to form an increasing surface. Secured the feathers at their midpoints with string and at their bases with wax, and gave the whole a gentle curvature like the wings of a bird.

Ichor, is the ethereal golden fluid that is the blood of the gods and/or immortals.

Kibisis, the ancient Greek word kibisis, said to describe the sack carried by the god Hermes and the sack in which the mythical hero Perseus carried the severed head of the monster Medusa. It has been typically translated as ""wallet"""

Lantern of Diogenes, according to popular legend, carried in broad daylight by the Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope to aid in his fruitless search for an honest man.

Lotus tree, bearing a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness, and which was said to be the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or Lotus-eaters. When they ate of the lotus tree they would forget their friends and homes and would lose their desire to return to their native land in favor of living in idleness.

Medusa's head, Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her Aegis.

Miasma, ""a contagious power... that has an independent life of its own. Until purged by the sacrificial death of the wrongdoer, society would be chronically infected by catastrophe""."

Moly, a magical herb Hermes gave to Odysseus to protect him from Circe's magic when he went to her home to rescue his friends.

Myrrh egg, the phoenix would build itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignited; both nest and bird burned fiercely and would be reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arose. The new phoenix embalmed the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposited it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (""the city of the sun"" in Greek)."

Necklace of Harmonia, allowed any woman wearing it to remain eternally young and beautiful, but also brought great misfortune to all of its wearers or owners. It was made by Hephaestus and given to Harmonia, the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares, as a curse on the House of Thebes for Aphrodite's infidelity.

Nemean lion's hide, the lion could not be killed with mortals' weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attacks.

Omphalos, Zeus sent two eagles across the world to meet at its center, the ""navel"" of the world. Omphalos stones marking the center were erected in several places about the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at Delphi. Omphalos is also the name of the stone given to Cronus."

Orichalcum, a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including a story of Atlantis in the Critias dialogue, recorded by Plato. According to Critias, orichalcum was considered second only to gold in value, and was found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times.

Orpheus' lyre, a golden lyre given to him by Apollo. When Orpheus heard the Siren's voices, he drew his lyre and played music that was louder and more beautiful, drowning out the Sirens' bewitching songs.

Palladium, a wooden statue that fell from the sky. As long as it stayed in Troy, the city-state could not lose a war.
Pan's flute, reed pipes or pan flute that is played by the god of the wild, Pan who somewhat resembles a satyr or faun.

Panacea, was supposed to be a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.

Pandora's box (also Pandora's pithos), the ""box"" was actually a large jar given to Pandora, which contained all the evils of the world. Pandora opened the jar and all the evils flew out, leaving only Hope inside once she had closed it again. "

Peacock's feather, the peacock was the patron bird of the Goddess Hera. According to myth, she adorned the tail of a peacock with Argus's eyes on its feathers in his honor, symbolizing all-seeing knowledge and the wisdom of the heavens.

Petasos (also Petasus), the winged hat of the messenger god Hermes.

Phaeacian ships, in the Odyssey, are described as being as fast as a falcon, steered by thought and requiring no helmsman, and able to travel even through mist or fog without any danger of being shipwrecked.

Pheme's trumpet, Pheme is the goddess of gossip and she was said to have pried into the affairs of mortals and gods. She then repeated what she had learned by sounding her trumpet to spread the gossip to people near and far. In art, she was usually depicted with wings and a trumpet.

Pomegranate (also Fruit of the Dead in Greek mythology), believed to have sprung from the blood of Adonis. It was the rule of the Moirai that anyone who consumed food or drink in the underworld was doomed to spend eternity there. Persephone had no food, but Hades tricked her into eating six pomegranate seeds while she was still his prisoner, so she was condemned to spend six months in the underworld every year.

Prometheus's chains, chained to a rock with shackles of binding adamantine that cannot be broken, they were made by Hephaestus.

Ring of Gyges, a mythical magical artifact that granted its owner the power to become invisible at will.

Rod of Asclepius, a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine.

Rota Fortunae (Wheel of Fortune), a concept in medieval and ancient philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate. The wheel belongs to the goddess Fortuna, who spins it at random, changing the positions of those on the wheel – some suffer great misfortune, others gain windfalls.

Sagitta, regarded as the weapon that Hercules used to kill the eagle Aquila that perpetually gnawed Prometheus' liver.

Scale of justice, Themis was portrayed carrying scales.

Shield of Achilles, the shield that Achilles uses in his fight with Hector.

Shield of Ajax, a huge shield made of seven cow-hides with a layer of bronze.

Shirt of Nessus, the poisoned shirt that killed Heracles.
Spear of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and given to Peleus at his wedding with Thetis.

Sword of Damocles, a huge sword hanged above the throne where Damocles sat on the throne, it was held at the pommel only by a single hair of a horse's tail.

Sword of justice, in Themis right hand, she is seen to have a sword that faces downward. This sword represents punishment.

Sword of Peleus, a magic sword that makes its wielder victorious in the battle or the hunt.

Talaria, Hermes's winged sandals which allowed him to fly.

Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily.

Thread of Ariadne, the magical ball of thread given to Theseus by Ariadne to help him navigate the Labyrinth.

Thunderbolt, lightning plays a role in many mythologies, often as the weapon of a sky god and weather god. Thunderbolts as divine weapons can be found in many mythologies. In Greek mythology, the thunderbolt is a weapon given to Zeus by the Cyclops, or by Hephaestus

Thyrsus, a staff tipped with a pine cone and entwined with ivy leaves. These staffs were carried by Dionysus and his followers.

Trident of Poseidon, associated with Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology and the Roman god Neptune. When struck the earth in anger, it caused mighty earthquakes and his trident could stir up tidal waves, tsunamis, and sea storms.

Triton's conch shell, a twisted conch shell on which Triton blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves.

Trojan Horse, a huge wooden horse where a select force of men hide inside during the Trojan War, the subterfuge that the Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war.

Water of Lethe, the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.

Wheel of fire, as the punishment for Ixion, who was bound to a wheel of fire for lusting after Zeus's wife, Hera.

Winnowing Oar, an object that appears in Books XI and XXIII of Homer's Odyssey.

[Eliahad]

Oh my dear gods and goddesses, this is going to be crazy helpful!

[Mike]

Now we need lists of heroes, demi-gods, places, etc.

[Bluedevyl]

Just a question, I have no leaning one way or the other:

Do we try to keep the more esoteric items to the side and keep to the more recognizable artifacts, or use this as an educational opportunity?

[Mike]

Esoteric is good. As long as it looks like it fits the theme, the explanations are on the cards. Names are only flavor.

[Eliahad]

I'm sorting these by the God most associated with each artifact, one or two, anyway. I'll post up the list when I get it done, but it's going to take a while.

[Eliahad]

Thought from today:

Ambrosia: Restore 3 HP to your Hero Pool /or/ Remove one curse card from your Hero Board.

[Eliahad]

Aphrodite super level Power:

Place Galatea's Token in any hex on the Board. Place 4 HP on this card. Starting on your next turn: Galatea acts as a Hero on your turn with HP from this card. She cannot be blessed or cursed and does not gain HP from refresh. When she is out of HP, remove her from play.

[FlameBlade]

[Eliahad]

Oh yeah, no refresh. She gets 4 HP and that's it.

[Eliahad]

There, I edited it.

[Mike]

Demigods

Achilles: son of the sea nymph Thetis (daughter of sea god Nereus), and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons.
Aeacus: son of a son of Zeus and Aegina who was the daughter of a river god. He was the father of Telamon and Peleus and grandfather of Ajax and Achilles.

Aeneas: Trojan hero, son of Aphrodite, goddess of love and Prince Anchises. He fled to Italy and became the father of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
Amphion: son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus.

Arcas: son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph and minor goddess associated with Aphrodite.

Asclepius: according to D’Aulaires book of Greek Myth, Asclepius was a son of Apollo who achieved divine status after death. He became such a great healer, that he could bring back the dead. Zeus killed him for this, but raised him from the dead as the god of healing and medicine.

Athis: son of Limnaee, a nymph of Gange.

Bellerophon: according to Homer`s Iliad, son of Glaucus and Eurymede of Corinth. According to Apollodorus and Hesiod`s catallouges by Hyginus, he was a son of the sea god Poseidon by Eurymede.

Dardanus: son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas.

Dionysus: son of Zeus and Semele, a mortal. Later on he became a god, part of the Olympians when Hestia gave up her seat for him

Epaphus: son of Zeus and Io, a priestess of the goddess Hera (Zeus' wife).

Harmonia: daughter of Zeus and Electra.

Heracles: son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Alcmene, a mortal woman.

Helen of Sparta, also known as Helen of Troy: Daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta.
Hippolyta: daughter of Ares, a Queen of the Amazons.

Iasus: son of Zeus and Electra (one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione). He was the brother of Dardanus.

Memnon: son of Tithonus and Eos, a Titan goddess of the dawn.

Orion: son of Poseidon (the sea god) Euryale, the eldest of the Gorgons.

Orpheus: son of Calliope and the god Apollo.

Penthesilea: daughter of Ares and Otrera, a Queen of the Amazons

Perseus: son of Zeus and mortal princess Danae, whom he impregnated as a golden shower.

Polydeuces, also known by his Roman name of Pollux: one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Kastor. He was son of Zeus and the mortal Leda while his twin had a mortal father.

Theseus: son of Poseidon (the sea god) and Aethra, the wife of king Aegeus.

Tityos: a giant, son of Zeus and Elara.

Zethes: son of Boreas (the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter) and Oreithyia, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. His brother was Calais, and they are collectively known as Boreads.

Zethus: son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Amphion, co-founder of Thebes.

[Mike]

Monsters

Aeternae, creatures which killed with bony, saw-toothed protuberances sprouting from their heads.

Asterius or Aster, a giant.

Athos, a giant.

Alcyoneus, a giant son of Dionysus

Almops, a giant, son of the god Poseidon and the half-nymph Helle.

Amphisbaena, a serpent with a head at each end

Arachne, half-spider half-female, the mother of all spiders. She was transformed into this state by Athena after losing a weaving contest.

Arae, female daemons of curses, particularly of the curses placed by the dead upon those guilty of their death, called forth from the underworld.

Argus or Argus Panoptes, a hundred-eyed giant.

Azeus, a giant.

Catoblepas, buffalo-like creature with shaggy fur, large horns and a heavy head whose toxic breath or ugly looks could kill.

Centaur and Centauride, creature with a head and torso of a human and the body of a horse.
Typical Centaurs
--Agrius, one of the Centaurs who fought with Heracles.

--Amycus, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.

--Asbolus, a centaur. He was a seer, or an auger: a diviner who read omens in the flight of birds.

--Bienor, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.

--Centaurus, father of the centaurs.

-Chiron, the eldest and wisest of the centaurs. The ancient trainer of heroes such as Achilles.

--Chthonius, a Centaur who was killed by Nestor at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.

--Cyllarus, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.

--Dictys, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.

-Eurytus-, a Centaur present at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, who caused the conflict between the Lapiths and the Centaurs by trying to carry the bride off.

--Eurynomos, one of the Centaurs who fought against the Lapiths at the wedding of Hippodamia.

--Elatus, a Centaur killed by Heracles.

--Eurytion, two different Centaurs bearing the same name.

--Hylaeus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta. He was killed by Meleager.

--Hylonome, a Centauride, wife of Cyllarus.

--Nessus, famous centaur, killed by Heracles

--Perimedes, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.

--Phólos, a centaur.

--Pholus, a wise centaur and friend of Heracles.

--Rhoetus, a centaur who fought and killed at the Centauromachy.

--Thaumas, a centaur.

--Rhaecus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta. He was killed by Meleager.

Cyprian Centaurs, bull-horned centaurs native to the island of Cyprus.

Lamian Centaurs or Lamian Pheres, twelve rustic spirits of the Lamos river. They were set by Zeus to guard the infant Dionysos, protecting him from the machinations of Hera but the enraged goddess transformed them into ox-horned Centaurs. They accompanied Dionysos in his campaign against the Indians.
--Aescaus
--Amphithemis
--Ceteus
--Eurybios
--Faunus
--Gleneus
--Nomeon
--Orthaon
--Petraeus
--Phanes
--Riphonus
--Spargeus

Winged Centaurs

Cerastes, spineless serpents with a set of ram-like horns on their heads.

Cetus or Ceto, sea monsters.

Ceuthonymus, daemon of the underworld. Father of Menoetius.

Charon, the ferryman of Hades.

Charybdis, a sea monster whose inhalations formed a deadly whirlpool or a huge water mouth.

Chimera, a fire-breathing three-headed monster with one head of a lion, one of a snake, and another of a goat, lion claws in front and goat legs behind, and a long snake tail.

Chthonius, a giant.

Crocotta or Cynolycus, creature with the body of a stag, a lion's neck, cloven hooves, and a wide mouth with a sharp, bony ridge in place of teeth. It imitates the human voice, calls men by name at night, and devours those who approach it. It is as brave as a lion, as swift as a horse, and as strong as a bull. It cannot be overcome by any weapon of steel.

Cyclops (plural Cyclopes), a race of one-eyed giants.
--Arges, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus. Uranus locked him in Tartarus.

--Brontes, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus. Uranus locked him in Tartarus.

--Steropes, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus. Uranus locked him in Tartarus.

--Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, who was outwitted and blinded by Odysseus.

--Assistants of the god Hephaestus at his workshops.

Daemons

Daemones Ceramici, five malevolent spirits who plagued the craftsman potter
--Syntribos
--Smaragos
--Asbetos
--Sabaktes
--Omodamos

Damysus, the fastest of the giants

Diomedes of Thrace, was a giant, the son of Ares and Cyrene

Dryad, tree spirits that look similar to women.
Echion, a giant.

Eidolon, spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form.

Empusa, a beautiful demigodess, with flaming hair and with one brass leg and the other one a donkey leg, who preyed on human blood and flesh.

Eurynomos, the netherworld daemon of rotting corpses dwelling in the Underworld.

Eurytus, a giant.

Enceladus or Enkelados, a giant who battled Athena in the war against the gods.

Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance, who were the offspring of Gaia born from the blood shed when Cronus castrated his father Uranus. Their number is usually left indeterminate, though Virgil mentions that they were three:
--Alecto
--Megaera
--Tisiphone

Ghosts, Shades, Spirits.

Gegenees, six-armed giants which were slain by the Argonauts.

Geryon, a giant: according to Hesiod, Geryon had one body and three heads, whereas the tradition followed by Aeschylus gave him three bodies. A lost description by Stesichorus said that he has six hands and six feet and is winged; there are some mid-sixth-century Chalcidian vases portraying Geryon as winged. Some accounts state that he had six legs as well, while others state that the three bodies were joined to one pair of legs.

Gigantes, were a race of great strength and aggression. Archaic and Classical representations show Gigantes as human in form. Later representations show Gigantes with snakes for legs.

Gorgons, female monsters depicted as having snakes on their head instead of hair, and sometimes described as having tusks, wings and brazen claws.
--Medusa, whose gaze could turn anyone to stone.
--Stheno, most murderous of the sisters.
--Euryale, whose scream could kill.

Graeae, three old women with one tooth and one eye among them.
--Deino
--Enyo
--Pemphredo

Griffin or Gryphon or Gryps or Grypes, a creature that combines the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.

Hecatonchires, three giants of incredible strength and ferocity, each with a hundred arms; also called Centimanes.
--Briareos or Aegaeon
--Cottus
--Gyges

Harpies, creature with torso, head and arms of a woman, and talons, tail and wings (mixed with the arms) of a bird.
--Aello
--Celaeno
--Ocypete

Hippalectryon, a creature with the fore-parts of a rooster and the body of a horse.

Hippocampus, a creature with the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish.

Hippogriff, a creature with the front part of an eagle and hind legs and tail of a horse, symbols of Apollo.

Hydras
--Lernaean Hydra, also known as King Hydra, a many-headed, serpent-like creature that guarded an Underworld entrance beneath Lake Lerna. It was destroyed by Heracles, in his second Labour. Son of Typhon and Echidna.

Ichthyocentaurs, a pair of marine centaurs with the upper bodies of men, the lower fronts of horses, and the tails of fish.
--Aphros
--Bythos

Ipotane, a race of half-horse, half-humans. The Ipotanes are considered the original version of the Centaurs.

Keres, spirit of violent or cruel death.
--Achlys, who may have been numbered amongst the Keres. She was represented on the shield of Heracles.

Kobaloi, a sprite from Greek mythology, a mischievous creature fond of tricking and frightening mortals.

Laestrygonians or Laestrygones, a tribe of giant cannibals.
--Antiphates, King of the Laestrygonians.

Lion-Headed Giants

Leon or Lion, killed by Herakles in the war against the gods.

Manticore or Androphagos, having the body of a red lion and a human head with three rows of sharp teeth.

Merpeople, humans with fish tail after torso (Mermaid as female, Merman as male). They lure adventurers to drown them.

Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus.

Mimas, a giant.

Multi-headed Dogs
--Cerberus (Hellhound), the three-headed giant hound that guarded the gates of the Underworld.

--Orthrus, a two-headed dog, brother of Cerberus, slain by Heracles.

Odontotyrannos, a beast with black, horse-like head, with three horns protruding from its forehead, and exceeded the size of an elephant.

Onocentaur, part human, part donkey. It had the head and torso of a human with the body of a donkey.

Ophiotaurus (Bull-Serpent), a creature part bull and part serpent.

Orion, giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.

Ouroboros, an immortal self-eating, circular being. The being is a serpent or a dragon curled into a circle or hoop, biting its own tail.

Pallas, a giant.

Panes, a tribe of nature-spirits which had the heads and torsos of men, the legs and tails of goats, goatish faces and goat-horns.

Periboea, a Giantess. Daughter of the king of the giants.

Philinnion, unwed maiden who died prematurely and returned from the tomb as the living dead to consort with a handsome youth named Makhates. When her mother discovered the girl she collapsed back into death and was burned by the terrified townsfolk beyond the town boundaries.

Phoenix, a golden-red fire bird of which only one could live at a time, but would burst into flames to rebirth from ashes as a new phoenix.

Polybotes, a giant.

Porphyrion, a giant, king of the giants.

Satyrs and Satyresses, creatures with human upper bodies, and the horns and hindquarters of a goat. Some were companions of Pan and Dionysus.
--Ampelos
--Agreus
--Marsyas
--Nomios
--Silenus or Papposilenus, companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.

Scylla, once a nereid, transformed by Circe into a many-headed, tentacled monster who fed on passing sailors in the straits between herself and Charybdis.

Scythian Dracanae, upper body of a woman, lower body composed of two snake tails.

Sirens, bird-like women whose irresistible song lured sailors to their deaths.

Skolopendra, giant sea monster said to be the size of a Greek trireme. It has a crayfish-like tail, numerous legs along its body which it uses like oars to move and extremely long hairs that protrude from its nostrils. Child of Phorcys and Keto.[1]

Sorceresses
--Circe
--Medea
--Pasiphaë

Spartae, a malevolent spirit born from violence. Argo crew member Jason fought alongside these creatures after discovering the dragon teeth could create these violent spirits. Spartae are normally depicted as a skeletal being with some form of a weapon and military attire.

Sphinx, has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman.

Stymphalian Birds, man-eating birds with beaks of bronze and sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims.

Taraxippi, ghosts that frightened horses.

Thoon, a giant.

Three-Bodied or Triple-Bodied Daemon, a winged monster with three human bodies ending in serpent-tails.

Tityos, a giant.

Triton, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, half-man and half-fish.

Typhon or Typhoeus, an extremely savage and terrifying monster with snake-coils instead of limbs; father of several other monsters with his mate Echidna.

Unicorns or Monocerata, creatures as large as horses, or even larger with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from their forehead.

Vampire Daemons/ Lamiai
--Corinthian Lamia, a vampiric demon who seduced the handsome youth Menippos in the guise of a beautiful woman to consume his flesh and blood.

--Empousa, seductive female vampire demons with fiery hair, a leg of bronze and a donkey's foot. They are especially good at ensnaring men with their beauty before devouring them.

--Lamia, a vampiric demon who by voluptuous artifices attracted young men, in order to enjoy their fresh, youthful, and pure flesh and blood.

--Mormo or Mormolyceae or Mormolyce, a vampiric creature which preyed on children.

--Mormolykeia, female underworld Daemons, attendants of the goddess Hecate.

Werewolf or Lycanthrope.
--Agriopas, he tasted the viscera of a human child, and was turned into a wolf for ten years.

--Damarchus, a boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lykaia, he became a man again after ten years.

--Lycaon, turned into a wolf by the gods as punishment for serving them his murdered son Nyctimus' flesh at a feast.

Winged Horses or Pterippi, winged pure white horses.
--Pegasus, a divine winged stallion that is pure white, son of Medusa and Poseidon, brother of Chrysaor and father of winged horses.

--Ethiopian Pegasus, winged, horned horses native to Ethiopia

Zombie/Revenant creatures

[Eliahad]

Just as my own personal taste, I am not as fond of there being a lot of monsters on the board. Some are okay. Like the Sirens or Galatea. I am happy to be overruled if everyone else wants them, but I just wanted to state what my gut is feeling.

[Mike]

I agree.

[Mike]

Just cruising this thread for items from myth that might work in Godball:

Zeus's shield, Aegis

For Athena - any implement made from the wood of the sacred forest of Dodona where trees talked and prophesied (cricket bat, tennis racket, etc)

Bag of Wind (bestowed upon Odysseus by Aoelus)... actually might make a cool unique power for Odysseus himself if we make him a hero.

Dragon's teeth. In myth, they grew into warrior when planted. There's a way to use this... maybe as some sort of pushing or pummeling grenade type effect?

Girdle of Hippolyta, magical girdle of strength? power? Assuming she becomes a hero.

Graeae's eye, three sisters who shared one eye among themselves.

Hammer of Hephaestus, the hammer of the Greek smith-god Hephaestus which was used to make the Greek gods weapons. It was also seen as an axe on various Greek pots and vases where Hephaestus was seen carrying it, usually riding on a donkey.

Harpe was the adamantine sword that Perseus used to decapitate Medusa

Herakles's favorite weapon was a club (his baseball bat).

Hydra blood - acidic? poisonous?

Lantern of Diogenes, according to popular legend, carried in broad daylight by the Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope to aid in his fruitless search for an honest man.

Lotus tree/lotus fruit - when you eat of the lotus, you abandon your purpose in favor of hedonism

Pandora's box?

Petasos, the winged hat of Hermes

Also, the winged running shoes of Hermes (called Talaria).

The chains of Prometheus (made by Hephaestus)

The ring of Gyges, provided invisibility.

Triton's conch controlled the seas.

[Mike]

Also, the boat of Charon and the Trojan Horse could both make interesting Special Terrain tiles.