Chimaera-Luttrell

=The Chimaera-Luttrell=

**Intro:**
The Chimaera- A mythological creature with the body of a lion, a tail with a snake head and a goats head at the middle of the spine. The Chimaera is capable of breathing fire. The chimaera's parents are Typhon and Echida.

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Origin**:**
The Chimaera was born into a very interesting family. The Chimaera was born from Echida and Typhon. They had a few kids all very different. There was Cerberus, Orthus, The Sphinx. Historians like Homer tell of the Chimaera being a powerful fire breathing beast that tortured Lycia.



**The Myth behind the Chimaera:**
There is not many myth's about the Chimaera, but it has one common. There was a man named Bellerophon. Bellerophon lived in Lycia(Turkey). Bellerophon was sent by the King to kill the beast in hopes of killing Bellerophon. Bellerophon had an affair with his wife and he wanted revenge. Bellerophon went eagerly riding his secret weapon. No one ever could get close the Chimaera due to the range of its fire breathing goat head. Bellerophon was smart though, He had something to aid him. Bellerophon had mastered riding the legendary Pegasus. The pegasus allowed Bellerophon to fight outside the Chimaera's fiery range. After shooting arrow after arrow the beast stood unharmed in one last attempt to slay the beast, Bellerophon thrusted a lead spear into its mouth. When the beast bit down it breathed it s fiery blast and melted the spear. The hot lead went down its throat killing it instantly.



**Modern References:**
The Chimaera is still shows up in many modern day things.
 * Star Wars- The Imperial star ship
 * Full Metal Alchemist- Ed fights a chimaera
 * God of War 3- Kratos kills the Chimaera in the beginning of the game