After a long sea voyage, Odysseus and his men were happy to find an island. There was even a cave full of sheep. They had a wonderful dinner. The only problem was that the cave belonged to a cyclops. The Cyclops decided to eat the men in exchange for the sheep they took. He ate two men right then and there, then rolled a stone across the entrance so the sailors couldn’t leave. Odysseus knew he needed to come up with a plan. He watched the cyclops roll the stone open every day to let the sheep out and he told the others his idea. That night Odysseus gave the cyclops some wine and when the cyclops fell asleep the sailors stabbed him in the eye with a spear. Now the cyclops was blind. The next day, when the blind cyclops rolled the stone from the door so the sheep could go outside Odysseus and his men were each tied to a sheep and made their escape.

The Chimera was a fire-breathing monster that terrorized the countryside of Lycia. A king commanded a man named Bellerophon to kill the beast. Bellerophon couldn't complete the task on his own, but the goddess Athena helped him tame Pegasus, the winged horse, with a golden bridle. Bellerophon and Pegasus chased the beast, but the Chimera's fire was too fierce for them to face. Bellerophon realized he could use the heat of the fire to his advantage. He put a piece of lead on the end of his spear, and when the Chimera opened its mouth, he stabbed it. The lead melted and the Chimera suffocated, ending its reign of terror.