Monsters are creatures that appear in the different mythologies. Most are evil, neutral or good.
Origin[]
Monsters are considered offshoots of gods (as many of them are descended from or related to them) or cursed beings that terrorize, fight, and often kill demigods and heroes. They are "archetypes,"[1] born from the chaos and barbarism that always exists beneath Western Civilization.[2] This means that they are purely abstract entities.
Death[]
Monsters will merely reform in Tartarus and come back whenever their physical forms are destroyed. One example is when Percy Jackson kills the Minotaur on his first day realizing he is a half-blood. Four years later, he sees the Minotaur again in Kronos' Titan Army. This proves to be an ordeal for heroes, for after a monster is killed it can reappear and attack again, in any time period between weeks and hundreds of years. However, not every monster when killed goes to Tartarus. When killed, they usually turn to golden dust, yellow vapor or crumble to ashes, although Medea's sun dragons simply stayed as decapitated corpses.
Like the gods, monsters can fade from existence if they lose their will to live, and if people don't believe in them (like in the case of Pan), they will fade from existence. In the case of Briares' brothers, they had faded because no one believed in them, but Percy suggested that they also stopped believing in themselves. The same can happen to monsters if not enough people remember them, but Gaea managed to find a way to reverse this somehow, as she brought back Medusa's sisters, who Medusa had claimed faded in The Lightning Thief.
Position[]
Monsters often serve as minions of evil and cause trouble for Olympus. Normally, since they can't hurt the gods directly, they go after their demigod children instead. However, some monsters, such as some Cerberus, Pegasus, and the Furies serve Olympus. There are other monsters like the cyclopes, dragons, harpies, hellhounds that work for Olympus or run wild on their own, and are not actively pursuing demigods unless they run into them.
When some monsters are killed, they leave a trophy behind (called a Spoil of War) in the form of parts of its body, its clothing, or some kind of armament.
List of Greco-Roman Monsters[]
The Minotaur turning to dust.
Some monsters and creatures mentioned or seen include:
- Aetera
- Agrius and Oreius
- Amaltheia
- Amphisbaena
- Antaeus
- Apollo's Cattle
- Arachne
- Arai
- Argus
- Automaton
- Basilisk
- Blemmyae
- Cacodemon
- Carnivorous Sheep
- Carthaginian Serpent
- Caucasian Eagle
- Centaur
- Cyprian Centaur
- Cerberus
- Cerynian Hind
- Charybdis
- Chimera
- Clazmonian Sow
- Cretan Bull
- Crommyonian Sow
- Cyclops
- Elder Cyclops
- Northern Cyclops
- Southern Cyclops
- Cynocephali
- Daimones Keramiko
- Dolphin Warrior
- Dracaenae
- Draco Aionius
- Dragon
- Drakon
- Aethiopian Drakon
- Lydian Drakon
- Maeonian Drakon
- Thebian Drakon
- Echidna
- Eidolons
- Empousa
- Epiales
- Erymanthian Boar
- Ethiopian Sea Monster
- Eurynomos
- Feather-Shooting Bird
- Fire-Breathing Horse
- Flesh-Eating Horses
- The Furies
- Gale
- Gegeines
- Geminus
- Geryon
- Ghoul
- Giants
- Giant Badger
- Giant Eagle
- Giant Scorpion
- Giant Sea Turtle
- Giant Snake
- Giant Squid
- Gigantes
- Gorgon
- Gray Sisters
- Gryphon
- Harpies
- Hecuba
- Hekatonkheires
- Hellhound
- Hippalektryon
- Hippocampus
- Horned Serpent
- Hydra
- Ichthyocentaur
- Kalydonian Boar
- Kampê
- Karkinos
- Karpoi
- Katobleps
- Keres
- Kerkopes
- Khromandae
- Ladon
- Laelaps
- Lamia
- Lemures
- Leonte
- Leucrotae
- Lycanthrope
- Lycaon
- Makhai
- Mania
- Manticore
- Menoetes
- Merperson
- Minotaur
- Mormo
- Myrmeke
- Nemean Lion
- Nikai
- Nosoi
- Ophiotaurus
- Orthrus
- Pandai
- Pegasi
- Peleus
- Phoenix
- Pit Scorpion
- Python
- Satyr
- Scylla
- Scythian Dracanae
- Sea Serpent
- Siren
- Skolopendra
- Skeleton
- Skeleton Horse
- Skeleton Warrior
- Sphinx
- Strix
- Stymphalian Bird
- Sybaris
- Tauri Sylvestres
- Telekhines
- Teumessian Fox
- Troglodyte
- Trojan Sea Monster
- Typhon
- Unicorn
- Ventus
- Vrykolakai
- Yale
List of Norse Monsters[]
- Brunnmigi
- Dragon
- Dwarf
- Dark Elves
- Eikthrymir
- Elf
- Garm
- Hulder
- Jotunn
- Earth Giants
- Fire Giants
- Frost Giants
- Norns
- Storm Giants
- Marvin and Otis
- Nisser
- Nøkks
- Raven
- Ratatosk
- Sea Serpent
- Sleipnir
- Troll
- Three Roosters of Ragnarok
- Vatnavaettir
- Vedrfolnir
- Wight
- Wolf
- Yggdrasil Eagle
List of Egyptian Monsters[]
- Ammit the Devourer
- Apis Bull
- Bau
- Carriers
- Criosphinx
- Demon
- Griffin
- Petsuchos
- Serpopard
- Set Animal
- Tjesu heru
- Uraeus
- Water Demon
List of Persian Monsters[]
List of Cherokee Monsters[]
- Tsul'kälû (Only mentioned by Piper)
Gallery[]
