Monsters of ancent Greece and Egypt

According to ancient sources on the monsters in Egypt and Greece, the role of monsters in these countries were similar, yet also they had their differences. There was a role of guardian and a role of servant to the gods. Also written is what a monsters actually are and the differences in roles between monsters in ancient Egypt and Greece.

Today a monster is some hideous, mean, horrible creature that is created by the imaginative minds of many children, authors and scriptwriters for movies, but in ancient times, monsters were real. In many ancient civilisations monsters were simply wild animals or partly human, which, unlike normal animals possessed some sort of power, supernatural or other and were surrounded in mystery. Most monsters, because of the power they held, were connected to people in one way or another, whether by an attack on the village or the specific duties of the monster.

Monsters played a more significant part in ancient Greek life than the monsters did in Eg...