KIDS QUIZ
MYTHICAL CREATURES
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Question
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Female monsters who caused mischief, tormented wrongdoers, and carried souls to the underworld.
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Harpies
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Sirens
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Chimera
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Pegasus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Harpy. Harpies (meaning “snatchers") were female monsters who caused mischief, tormented wrongdoers, and carried souls to the underworld. They were known for their hideous appearance and smell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind. She devastated Caria and Lycia until she was slain by Bellerophon.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Boreads, sons of Boreas, the North Wind, who also could fly, succeeded in driving off the harpies. According to an ancient oracle, the harpies were to perish by the hands of the Boreades, but the Boreades were to die if they could not overtake the harpies.
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