Lesson 10 - Chimaera

Available: May 7
Due Date: May 27. Please try to hand in assignments before the due date. Due to time zones, while you may think you still have an hour left, in actuality the assignment may have closed 2 hours ago.

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The Chimaera is a very rare monster that originated in Greece. It had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and a dragon's tail. Chimaeras are incredibly vicious, bloodthirsty and therefore very dangerous. Chimaera eggs are classified as Grade A Non-Tradeable Goods.

It is a beast that was first seen back in ancient Greece. Homer mentioned it in the Iliad and described the Chimaera as "a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire". Many Greek writers all came to the conclusion that Chimaeras are generally female, despite the mane of a male lion. Sighting the Chimaera was an omen of storms, shipwrecks, and natural disasters, particularly errupting volcanoes. The only known slaying of a Chimaera was by Bellerophon with the help of Pegasus. Since Pegasus was able to fly close enough to her, but still stay out of range of her fiery breath, Bellerophon was able to shoot an arrow at Chimaera and slay her.







A very close relative to the Chimaera, is the Manticore.

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It too is a dangerous, Greek beast. But it has the head of a man with horns, gray eyes, three rows of iron shark-like teeth; the body of a lion, often covered with red fur; and the tail of a dragon or scorpion, which may shoot venomous spines or hairs to incapacitate prey. The Manticore has been reported to croon softly as it eats its prey. Its skin repels almost all known charms and the sting causes instant death.



While it is most often referred to as a Greek monster, the first Manticore was in Persia. Its name was "man-eater" from early Persian martya for "man" (as in human) and xwar- "to eat". The English term "manticore" was borrowed from the Latin term mantichora. Nowadays, the manticore is said to inhabit the forests of Asia, particularly Indonesia. The manticore can kill instantly with a bite or a scratch and will then eat the victim entirely, bones and all. Whenever a person disappears completely, it is said that the locals consider it the work of the manticore.

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