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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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Cerberus

Literature; General literature

The three-headed, giant hound that guarded the gates of Hades.

Charybdis

Literature; General literature

A sea monster whose inhalations formed a deadly whirlpool.

Empusa

Literature; General literature

A vampiric demon with a leg of bronze and a hoofed foot of a donkey; she seduced men in order to feed on their flesh and blood.

Gorgons

Literature; General literature

Monstrous sisters with wings of gold, brazen claws and serpents for hair; capable of turning men to stone with their gaze.

Graeae

Literature; General literature

Three old women with one tooth and one eye between them.

Harpies

Literature; General literature

Winged monsters with the bodies of birds and the heads and torsos of women.

Kobaloi

Literature; General literature

A species of mischievous creatures, fond of tricking or frightening humans.