{"id":22757,"date":"2022-08-13T06:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T06:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/?p=22757"},"modified":"2022-09-02T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T11:58:42","slug":"campe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/campe\/","title":{"rendered":"Campe: The She Dragon Guard of Tartarus"},"content":{"rendered":"
Campe was a vicious fire-breathing female monster<\/strong> that had only one purpose in life. She is a famous character in Greek mythology. Interestingly, the death of Campe plays a very important role in the infamous Titanomachy. Here we have gathered all the information on this monster.<\/p>\n Campe mythology includes the story of Campe being a guard. She guarded some of the most troublesome and chaotic creatures.<\/strong> In Greek mythology, there exists a place known as Tartarus. Tartarus is a dark abyss used as a dungeon to punish,creatures that cannot exist in the normal world because of their powers and intentions.<\/p>\n Campe guarded Tartarus. She was created and appointed by Cronus, the first Titan<\/strong>. She guarded Tartarus day and night and inside the dungeon were Cyclops and the Hundred-Handers. Both of these characters are described with great warning as they possessed powers that could overthrow Cronus.<\/p>\n She dragons are very rare to come by in any mythology. Campe or Kampe is therefore a treasured creature, one that brings out the beauty of Greek mythology and its writers.<\/p>\n Campe is a humongous creature that is unmatched. A dragon which would breath fire<\/strong> and has wings to fly. She was called the nymph of Tartarus and also was the female counterpart of Typhon.<\/p>\n Some also explain the appearance of Campe as half human and half dragon. She had a beautiful upper body of a female with luscious hair and bold eyes whereas the lower part of her body was that of a dragon with wings<\/strong> attached from behind.<\/p>\n Zeus was the son of Cronus who had appointed Campe at Tartarus. There was a huge unsettlement between Zeus and Cronus<\/strong>. Cronus came across a prophecy that one of his sons would overthrow him and take his throne. This paranoid Cronus so any child that was born to him, he ate it.<\/p>\nWho Is Campe?<\/h2>\n
Campe in Tartarus<\/h3>\n
Physical Features of Campe<\/h2>\n
Titanomachy<\/h2>\n