The ancient Greeks believed monsters lurked on land, underwater, in the sky, and below Earths surface in the Underworld. Many tales tell of the Greek heroes who faced them. Plays, poems, paintings, and sculptures commemorating these tales have survived for centuriesand artists in all genres include them in their works. One of ancient mythologys most horrible monsters was a fire-breathing lion with a snake for a tail and a goats head rising from the middle of her back. The Chimaera wreaked havoc in her native land by ...
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The ancient Greeks believed monsters lurked on land, underwater, in the sky, and below Earths surface in the Underworld. Many tales tell of the Greek heroes who faced them. Plays, poems, paintings, and sculptures commemorating these tales have survived for centuriesand artists in all genres include them in their works. One of ancient mythologys most horrible monsters was a fire-breathing lion with a snake for a tail and a goats head rising from the middle of her back. The Chimaera wreaked havoc in her native land by snatching up and eating livestock and people. It wasnt until a young warrior named Bellerophon tamed another creature born from a monstera huge flying horsethat this three-headed beast could be stopped. Read a version of the Chimaera myth, and learn a little about how this wild and unlikely story might have come to be.
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Add this copy of The Chimaera to cart. $4.08, good condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Mitchell Lane Publishers.
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Good. Library binding. Paper over boards. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Monsters in Myth. Intended for a juvenile audience.
