The Centaurs, The Pygmies, and the Griffin

Creatures vs. Humans

In most myths, or Greek Mythology, there are various types and appearances of magical creatures. Myths that prove this are some like The Centaurs, The Pygmies, and The Griffin.

What differs in these, depending on the type of creature it is being talked about, some can be god, or beneficial to humans or gods, or some can despise them and cause harm within the society.

What the myth The Centaurs proves, is that as different as each (humans and creatures) may look, physically, they can be similar in an emotional way. At a party, where the Centaurs were invited, one of them tastes the wine, and felt ill. Hence the Centaur caused battle and hatred within humans, thinking they had intended to kill them.

Yet, there is another story about a much different Centaur, named Chiron. He decided to take a different road, as in the relationships with humans. He was taught, and he thoroughly gained knowledge. Though this part of the story ends “happily”, in a way that Chiron is able to teach humans who’d later be successful, it still proves that creatures—or Centaurs—can be similar to humans, en matter of intelligence and thinking.

Then, the myth of The Pygmies, a culture shows that some creatures might be too distant or occupied to even care about humans having an effect in their culture, that they have other rivals, such as other creatures. In the case of the Pygmies, the Cranes, who’d fight each other over land, cornfields.

Finally, the myth of The Griffin shows that creatures, or some, might respect us as much as we tend to respect them, if we want the same treatment. If the Griffin wants space and freedom, and if they shall have it, no inconveniences with humans might take place.

The challenge here is, that these nests were too tempting for the hunters, and they might have ended up badly for trying to steal the treasures within it.

As different as they may seem, depending on each type of creature, each group might have a different perspective of humans, and gods. They might think the same thing about them, as no matter how superior were god in a way, they still lived and thought similar to humans; they are seeking for power and ownership over something.