Mythical Beasts

Maybe we should run away now...

 

(courtesy of mythman)

Chimera

The Chimaera was a fire-breathing she-goat with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and a serpent's tail. This unlikely beast was the product of a union between the equally hideous monsters Typhon and Echidna. This monster lived in a place called Lycia and caused great havoc, terrorizing all the neighboring area. A hero called Bellerophon, riding the winged horse Pegasus, fought this beast.

Flying above the Chimaera on Pegasus, Bellerophon rained down arrows on the creature, with little effect - the beast was too strong and threatened to overwhelm the hero with its flaming breath. Bellerophon then attached a lump of lead to the point of his spear and thrust it between the Chimaera's jaws. The creature's fiery breath melted the lead, which trickled down its throat, burning its insides and instantly killing it.