The Greek mythological monster I chose is the chimera.
About the Chimera...
According to Homer's description of this monster, it was a immortal and had three heads; one of a lion, one of a goat, and one of a snake. In addition, it breathed fire, was swift-footed, and had the hind part of a dragon. The chimera is also considered female and is the offspring of the titan Typhon and the mother of all monsters Echidna. The sight of a chimera often signalled the coming of a natural disaster.
What the Chimera did...
According to the myth, the chimera terrorized the people and destroyed land as well as the crops on it with it's fiery breath. The combination of its agile movements and ability of breathing fire rendered to be unable to kill. Until one day, a hero called Bellerophon appeared with Pegasus (a winged horse born from Medusa's neck). The combination of Pegasus flight capablity with the idea of using the chimera's fire breath to melt a block of lead into the chimera's throat to block the air passage of the chimera proved to be effective and thus was the end of the chimera.
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