Echidna (mythology) eyes" and she bore "fierce offspring". First there was Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon, second Cerberus, the multiheaded dog who guarded the gates of Hades, and third the Lernaean Hydra, the many-headed serpent who, when one of its heads was cut off, grew two more. The "Theogony" mentions a second ambiguous “she” as the mother of the Chimera (a fire-breathing beast that was part lion, part goat, and had a snake-headed tail) which may refer to Echidna, though possibly the Hydra or even Ceto was meant instead. Hesiod next names two more descendants of Echidna,
Ancient Greek literature Prince of Tyre" was based off an adaptation of the ancient Greek novel "Apollonius of Tyre" found in John Gower's "Confessio Amantis". John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" is written using a similar style to the two Homeric epics. It also makes frequent allusions to figures from classical literature and mythology, using them as symbols to convey a Christian message. Lucian's "A True Story" was part of the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels". "Bulfinch's Mythology", a book on Greek mythology published in 1867 and aimed at a popular audience, was described by Carl J. Richard as "one of