Geryon

& Geryon
Difficulty	36
Attacks	Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, sting poisonous 2d4

& Geryon
Difficulty	36
Attacks	Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, sting poisonous 2d4
Base level	33
Base experience	1625
Speed	3
Base AC	-3
Base MR	75
Alignment	15 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	1500
Nutritional value	500
Size	Huge
Resistances	Fire, poison
Resistances conveyed	None
Geryon: can fly. has a serpent body. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a demon. is an overlord to its kind. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. wants the Amulet of Yendor. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse.
Reference	monst.c#line2695

Geryon, &, is one of the demon princes. He is one of three not to have his own lair, and therefore is not guaranteed to appear; he will only arrive via demon summoning or a monster casting summon nasties in Gehennom.

He will start out peaceful (unless you have Excalibur), and ask for payment.

Strategy

Geryon has the speed of a snail. If you are very fast you should be able to kill him without taking any damage.

Origin

Geryon is derived from a Dungeons and Dragons demon, in turn derived from an ancient Greek monster.

The ancient Greek sources about his appearance are inconsistent with various numbers of heads, bodies, and limbs. The D&D version, has a snake like body, hairy human hands, a human head, bat wings and the tip of his tail is poisoned.

Encyclopedia entry

Geryon is an arch-devil sometimes called the Wild Beast,
attacking with his claws and poison sting. His ranking in
Hell is rumored to be quite low.

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