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Chimera By: Logan Beehler

Orgins : It is the off spring of Echinda and Typhon. Even though Chimera's parents were Echinda and Typhon they did not raise him, the king of Caria, Amisodarus, raised Chimera. The monster's siblings include; The Sphinx, Cerberus, and Ladon. When Chimera got older he ruled the country side of Lykia in Anatolia.

Appearance : Chimera is a mixture of different animals. It is made up of the body and head of a lion, a goat's heading raising from the back, a set of goat udders, and a serpentine's tail.

Importance : Chimera symbolized the cold of winter. The fire breathing head of the lion represented frost, the goat head represented the storms of winter, and the serpentine's tail represented winter sickness.

Modern References : Today the word "Chimera" is used to describe a hybrid. More recent classical writters represent Chimera as a Lycian volcano.

Story : Chimera raised havoc in Lycia, so king Iobates wanted some hero to kill Chimera. Iobates started hearing good things about a warrior named Bellerophon. Eventually Iobates son-in-law, Proetus, became jealous of the warrior. Iobates did not know what to do because he did not want to be rude to Bellerophon but at the same time he did not want to go against Proetus, so he decided to send Bellerphon to combat against Chimera. Bellerophon accepted the challange and was accompanied by the horse, Pegasus. One night while Bellerophon was asleep Minerva gave him a golden bridle. Pegasus was drinking at the well, but when he saw sight of the golden bidle the horse came to Bellerophon's side. The two of them rode off and eventually found Chimera and killed the moster by throwing a lead spear into the monster's stomach.

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