Indeed, chimeric monoclonal antibodies (named after the Greek mythological monstrous hybrid chimera, composed of parts of more than one animal such a lion, with the head of a goat fire-breathing, a tail end with snake's head, and which is one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters Cerberus and the
Lernaean Hydra) such as anti-TNF-[alpha], non-TNF blocking, and the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors have induced hypersensitivity reactions including Kounis syndrome up to 25.7%, platinum agents up to 27%, and taxanes up to 30% (76,77).
And you can be in Lerna in half an hour, home to the
Lernaean Hydra.
The slaying of the
Lernaean Hydra was the second labour of Hercules and he had a tough time doing it.
In Greek mythology, the
Lernaean Hydra was an ancient nameless serpent like chthonic water beast (as its name evinces) that possessed many heads and for each head cut off it grew two more and poisonous breath so virulent even her tracks were deadly.
Traditionally the capture of the boar is Heracles' fourth labor for Eurystheus, after the killing of the Nemean lion and the
Lernaean hydra and after the capture of the Ceryneian hind of Artemis.
Power in unison, as it were, instead of fighting this
Lernaean Hydra one at a time.
In particular, multi-party, multi-issue disputes in complex Chapter 11 cases can form a
Lernaean Hydra.
The Sangh Parivar is like the proverbial
Lernaean Hydra, the many-headed serpent of Greek mythology.
Moreover, Castoriadis points out quite emphatically that modern science produces more enigmas than solutions: "Solving a problem implies always the creation of other problems, every
Lernaean Hydras' severed head makes many germinate, while our ultimate questions do not diminish as time goes by.
In it, Hercules battles the multiheaded
Lernaean hydra water monster, the behemoth Erymanthian boar and the massive Nemean lion.
(54) David Levin, 'Slaying of the
Lernaean Hydra in Victoria' [2008] (32) BDPS News 12, 16.