According to Hesiod, Chimera had just three heads – of a lion, goat and dragon (or a snake). But all the same, it was really dangerous. It lived in a scary cave, resembling a volcanic crater, and it ate and burnt numerous people and animals with fire. Really heavy story, right? There are many more myths about Chimera – Nemean lion, Chimera’s offspring; Sphinx, Orthrus’ and Chimera’s daughter; Cerberus, Chimera’s brother with whom she was guarding the entrance into Hades underworld; monsters which were, according to Virgil, in the first Orc’s maw, together with Chimera.
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