Greek · No. 041

Lycian Lion

Inspired by: The Chimera of Lycia, whose front part was a lion, and Lycia itself, the region of Asia Minor where the beast lived.

Lycian Lion
It roars like someone blowing on embers.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1200
DEF
1000
Level
3
Type
Beast
Element
Fire
Constellations
Sun · Bull

The myth

There is no named lion of Lycia in Greek myth: the card is a MYTHENOR creation. It grows out of the Chimera, the monster Homer describes in the Iliad as lion in front, serpent behind and goat in the middle, breathing terrible fire, which lived in Lycia in what is now southwestern Turkey. Lions still roamed Greece and Asia Minor in antiquity; Herodotus says they attacked the camels of the Persian army in Macedonia. The lion appears in many myths as a test of strength, from the Nemean Lion to the lion of Cithaeron.

Why it has this power

A Common level-3 card with 1200 ATK and 1000 DEF: a good attack for its level, a young predator. A Fire Beast like the Chimera's breath, it bears the Sun and Bull constellations. Its main role is fusion: Lycian Lion plus any Serpent yields the Chimera of Lycia, a Rare with 2300 attack.

Did you know

Lycia has a Mount Chimaera where natural gas burns in flames that never go out, and ancient writers linked it to the monster.

Connections

  • Fuses into: + Serpent → Chimera of Lycia
  • In Nikos the Young Hoplite's deck
  • In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck

Where to get it

  • Comes in every duelist's starter deck.
  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. CHIMERA (Khimaira) - Three-Headed Monster of Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. Chimera of Arezzo (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright