A fire-breathing she-monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, goat, and serpent.
客迈拉一种通常被描绘成狮子、山羊和蛇的组合体吐火的雌性怪物
But the misfortunes of their children still weighed upon their minds; And one day Cadmus exclaimed, "If a serpent's life is so dear to the gods, I would I were myself a serpent." No sooner had he uttered the words than he began to change his form.
但儿孙们的厄运始终使他们忧郁寡欢。有一天卡德摩斯哀呼道：“既然众神对一条蛇的生命如此看重, 我倒不如就是一条蛇吧。”话刚出口他就开始变形了。
The serpent fascinated its prey.
蛇用目光吓住了它的猎物。
