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

Due to his low speed, most players should be able to kill him without taking damage.

Origin

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

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

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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