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The chimera was a monstrous, fire breathing female creature. One of the offspring of Echidna and [|Typhon] she was a sibling of Cerberus and [|Lerneaen Hydra]. The chimera was the body of a lioness, with a tail that ended in a snakes head and the head of a goat comes out of the middle of her back. The Chimera mated with her brother [|Orthrus] and mothered the [|Sphinx] and the [|Nemean lion]. After terrorizing [|Lycia]( the region where the lycians lived), Chimera was killed by [|Bellerophon] with the help of [|Pegasus]. Bellerophon rode Pegasus into the air and shot a lead arrow into Chimera and killed her. 

Relation to //Lightning Thief//:
In St. Louis, on the gateway arch, the Chimera attacks Percy, and forces him to jump off the bridge into the Mississippi River (Riordan 207- 211).

The Chimera.

Another statue of the Chimera.

Sources:

"Chimera" Wikipedia. 16 Aug. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology) >

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Chimera Mythology". Greek Gods. 17 Aug. 2010. <http://www.thegreekgods.org/Chimera_Mythology.htm>

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Riordan, Rick. //The Lightning Thief//. New York: Hyperion Books, 2006.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rouse, WHD. //Gods, Heroes, and Men of Ancient Greece//. New York: New American Library, 2001.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Images:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Arezzo. "Chimera de Arezzo". 5th-4th century B.C. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology) *editing issues ")" is part of link on the end of mythology

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Lampas Group. "Chimera Apulia Louvre". 1861. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)

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