On Unbelievable Stories

Heraclitus Paradoxographus

Heraclitus Paradoxographus. On Unbelievable Stories. Hawes, Greta, et al., translators. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies, 2021. (Digital publication).

Homer describes the Chimaira’s appearance as,

a lion at the front, a serpent at the back, and a she-goat in the middle

(Iliad 6.181) But rather, the truth would be this. A woman who ruled the region had two brothers who served her called Leon [Lion] and Dracon [Serpent]. Because she broke treaties and murdered guests she was killed by Bellerophon.