Steropes, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus.Brontes, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus.Arges, one of the children of Gaia and Uranus.It imitates the human voice, calls men by name at night, and devours those who approach it. Crocotta or Cynolycus, a 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.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.Charybdis, a sea monster whose inhalations formed a deadly whirlpool or a huge water mouth.Charon, the ferryman of Hades, who transports the dead across the River Styx.Ceuthonymus, daemon of the underworld.Cerberus, a three headed dog, pet of Hades.Cerastes, spineless serpents with a set of ram-like horns on their heads.They accompanied Dionysus in his campaign against the Indians. They were instructed by Zeus to guard the infant Dionysus, protecting him from the machinations of Hera, but the enraged goddess transformed them into ox-horned centaurs. Lamian centaurs or Lamian Pheres, twelve rustic spirits of the Lamos river.Cyprian centaurs, bull-horned centaurs native to the island of Cyprus.Rhoetus, a centaur who fought and killed at the Centauromachy.Rhaecus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta, who Atalanta then killed.Pholus, a wise centaur and friend of Heracles.Perimedes, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.Nessus, a famous centaur, was killed by Heracles. Hylonome, a Centauride, wife of Cyllarus.Hylaeus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta.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.Eurytion, two different Centaurs bearing the same name.Eurynomos, one of the Centaurs who fought against the Lapiths at the wedding of Hippodamia.Dictys, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.Cyllarus, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.Chthonius, a centaur who was killed by Nestor at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.Chiron,The ancient trainer of heroes such as Heracles.Bienor, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.He was a seer who read omens in the flight of birds. Amycus, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.Agrius, one of the centaurs who fought with Heracles.
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