The legendary Chimaera was a terrifying fire-breathing monster with the body of a goat and the head of a lion (or three heads: lion, goat and dragon), and a tail ending in a serpent’s head. The daughter of Typhon and Echidna, the monster was slain by Bellerophon riding Pegasus, with the aid of the goddess Athena. In the iconography of the historical period the Chimaera is found in vase-painting, relief plaques and sculptures in the round, often as part of a scene depicting its slaying.