▁Ly cia , ▁Poly id us , ▁who ▁told ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁horse . ▁To ▁obtain ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁wing ed ▁horse , ▁Poly id us ▁told ▁B eller oph on ▁to ▁sleep ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁Ath ena . ▁ ▁While ▁B eller oph on ▁sle pt , ▁he ▁dream ed ▁of ▁Ath ena ▁setting ▁a ▁golden ▁brid le ▁down ▁beside ▁him ; ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁when ▁he ▁a wo ke . ▁ ▁B eller oph on ▁had ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁up ▁on ▁Peg as us ▁while ▁it ▁d rank ▁from ▁a ▁well ▁( Pol y id us ▁told ▁him ▁which ▁well ). ▁▁▁ ▁B eller oph on ▁mounted ▁his ▁ste ed ▁and ▁fle w ▁off ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁Ch im era ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁dwell . ▁When ▁he ▁arrived , ▁the ▁Ch im era ▁was ▁truly ▁f ero cious , ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁harm ▁the ▁mon ster ▁even ▁while ▁r iding ▁on ▁Peg as us . ▁He ▁felt ▁the ▁heat ▁of ▁the ▁Ch im era ' s ▁breath ▁and ▁was ▁struck ▁with ▁an ▁idea . ▁He ▁got ▁a ▁large ▁block ▁of ▁lead ▁and ▁mounted ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁spe ar . ▁He ▁then ▁fle w ▁head - on ▁towards ▁the ▁Ch im era , ▁holding ▁out ▁the ▁spe ar ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁he ▁could . ▁Before ▁he ▁broke ▁off ▁his ▁attack , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁l odge ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁creature ' s ▁thro at . ▁The ▁be ast ' s ▁fire - bre ath ▁m elt ed