Chimera

The Chimera (in Ancient Greek: Χίμαιρα, Khimaira, from χίμαρος, khimaros, "she-goat", also spelled 'Chimaera') is the monster offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

History
In ancient myths, the Chimera was killed by Bellerphon on Pegasus when Bellerphon jammed a lead ball into its mouth. The ball melted, killing it with lead poisoning and suffocation.

Appearance
The Chimera has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, a blood-caked mane, and a ten-foot-long diamondback snake-headed tail which grows out of its shaggy behind. The Chimera secretes deadly venom released through a bite and breathes fire.

Abilities
The Chimera has many powers including:
 * It can breathe fire.
 * Its snake-headed tail has venomous fangs and excretes a venom that is acidic.
 * It has human intelligence.
 * It is immensely strong.

Trivia

 * In The Lightning Thief film, the part where Percy and his friends encounter Chimera and Echidna was replaced with them fighting the Hydra at a replica of the Parthenon in Tennessee.
 * In The Lightning Thief, Echidna calls the Chimera her son. However, in most ancient myths, the Chimera was a female, along with the fact that her name means 'she-goat.'
 * In some myths the Chimera had dragon wings.
 * Chimeras in botany are usually single organisms composed of two genetically different types of tissues. The word derived from the monster's name because of its several body part structure.
 * In Paleontology, a chimera is a fossil which was reconstructed with elements coming from more than a single species of animal.
 * For some myths, it has a knife in its body right after it bites its prey.