A free-floating jellyfish is called this, also the name of a mythological snake-haired woman
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Snake haired woman of myth Crossword Clue, Crossword Solver ...  Answers for Snake-haired-woman-of-myth crossword clue. Search for crossword clues found in the Daily Celebrity, NY Times, Daily Mirror, Telegraph and major...
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BEHOLD THE SPINELESS JELLYFISH: ENCHANTING BUT ...  Jul 10, 1996 ... By contrast, the elegant jellyfish, as it is called, never exceeds one-half inch ... Despite their name, jellyfish are not fish but invertebrates, animals ... This wicked stinger with the blue, helmet-shaped float, is in the class ... the creature in Greek mythology who had writhing snakes for hair. ... You might also like:.
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Picturebook Makers | Kitty Crowther  Oct 22, 2014 ... As for jellyfish: The English name jellyfish has been used since 1796, ... made him think of the hair of Medusa, one of the three Gorgons from Greek mythology. ... When I was a little girl, I watched jellyfish in fascination (those that were .... There was also this book called 'Mon ami Jim' that was translated into...
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Minoan snake goddess figurines - Wikipedia  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Minoan Snake Goddess figurines c 1600 BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. "Snake goddess" is the name commonly given to a type of figurine depicting a woman holding ... It was Evans who called the larger of his pair of figurines a "Snake Goddess",...
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Echidna (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Echidna was a monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... Hesiod next names two more descendants of Echidna, the Sphinx, a monster with the head of a ..... Ngas, a race of water-dwelling beings of Hindu mythology who are also half-serpent.
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The myth of Perseus and Medusa - Greek Myths - Greek Mythology  Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons and Perseus beheaded her. ... were born as monsters, but the predominant myths had them as gorgeous maidens. ... In any case, once he accomplished his task Perseus flew back and escaped ... was violated and punished medusa by turning her beautiful hair into snakes.
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17 Ocean Gods & Goddess, Ranked In Order Of Badassery - Azula  Jan 5, 2015 ... There are plenty of badass ocean gods peppering mythologies worldwide, but, if they were ... While this Japanese water serpent can kill its enemies just by breathing venom on them, ... Gong Gong is a sea monster water god in Chinese mythology. ... Tiamat died as she lived: kicking ass and taking names.
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Myth of Perseus andromeda - Greeka.com  Information about Perseus andromeda as well as many other myths. ... He is best known as the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the ... upon the beautiful and helpless maiden Andromeda, chained to the rocks waiting to ... The desperate king Cephus appealed Zeus, who suggested the sacrifice of...
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Lion's mane jellyfish - Wikipedia  The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish or the hair jelly, ... The largest recorded specimen found, washed up on the shore of ... The taxonomy of the Cyanea species is not fully agreed upon; some zoologists ... of attaining a bell diameter of over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), these jellyfish can vary...
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Medusa - Greek Mythology  She had the face of an ugly woman with snakes instead of hair; anyone who ... after being wooed by Poseidon and falling for him, she forgot her vows and married him. ... charmed her husband was changed into a venomous snake; her once gentle, ... With the curse of Athena upon her, she turned into stone whomever she...
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Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant ...  Sea Life, Beautiful Painting, Sea Creatures, Jelly Fish Tattoo, Beautiful Jellyfish .... It was later placed in genus Synchiropus The Mandarin fish is generally found .... to take breathtaking photos of Siamese fighting fish, also known as betta fish. ..... the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, is a fast-moving predator with large...
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Medusa - Greek Mythology  She had the face of an ugly woman with snakes instead of hair; anyone who looked ... were Sthenno and Euryale, but Medusa was the only mortal of the three.
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Gorgones - Theoi Greek Mythology  Perseus fled with the monster's head in a sack and her two angry sisters chasing ... Homer knows only one Gorgo, who, according to the Odyssey (xi. ... 278) had mentioned three Gorgones, the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, whence they are ..... Their names were Stheno, Euryale and the third was Medousa (Medusa), the...
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Medusa - Greek Mythology  Medusa was a monster, one of the Gorgon sisters and daughter of Phorkys and ... fair maiden, who, as a priestess of Athena, was devoted to a life of celibacy; however, ... Seeing herself transformed into such a repulsive creature, Medusa fled her ... With the curse of Athena upon her, she turned into stone whomever she...
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MEDUSA & GORGONS (Medousa & Gorgones) - Snake-Haired ...  Of the three sisters only Medusa was mortal. ... Perseus fled with the monster's head in a sack and her two angry sisters ... 278) had mentioned three Gorgones, the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, .... "Poseidon, he of the dark hair, lay with one of these [Medousa (Medusa), one of the .... The deed itself no one has described.
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Electra facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  1 Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. ... 2 One of the Pleiades. ... 3 A sea nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother by Thaumus of Iris, the...
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SCYLLA (Skylla) - Sea Monster of Greek mythology  Homer describes Scylla as a creature with twelve dangling feet, six long necks and ... the rocks of a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool of Kharybdis (Charybdis). .... Inside lives Skylla (Scylla), yelping hideously; her voice is no deeper than a ... Sunk waist-deep in the cave's recesses, she still darts out her head from that...
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Lion's mane jellyfish - Wikipedia  The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish or the hair jelly, ... The largest recorded specimen found, washed up on the shore of ... of attaining a bell diameter of over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), these jellyfish can vary ... The tentacles of larger specimens may trail as long as 30 m (100 ft) or more.
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Medusa - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human ... Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon. ... King Polydectes was turned into stone by the gaze of Medusa's head. Then Perseus gave the Gorgon's head to Athena, who placed it on her shield, the Aegis.
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Monstresses - Women in Greek Myths  Sep 1, 2009 ... Description of the (female) monsters of Greek mythology, with pictures ... they were really Geryon's sheep, check it out in the Myth Pages) and had ... by Argus - but she was supposed to be immortal, so I don't really know how that worked. ... Medusa; Stheno, her name means Mighty; Euryale, and her name...
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Jellyfish identification guide and sting treatment 2015 ... - med-jellyrisk  Mediterranean jellyfish and other gelatinous organisms, ... umbrella oral arms dumbbell stomach. Mesoglea endoderm ectoderm ... species were recorded in the Gulf of Venice, undoubtedly introduced through the ballast water of ships hailing ..... Porpita. 1-5 cm. Y. O. UR. HELP IS N. EEDED ! If yo. u s ee th e se je llies, tak.