text: One of these animals accompanies Yvain during his quest to win back the hand of Laudine.
full_question: One of these animals accompanies Yvain during his quest to win back the hand of Laudine. Molorchus is told to sacrifice to Zeus if one of these animals is not killed within thirty days. Seven thousand jars of beer are required to placate a goddess with this animal form, who is created by Ra to destroy humanity. That goddess is Ptah's wife Sekhmet. Arrows are found to merely bounce off of the impenetrable fur of one of these animals, which is instead strangled to death inside of a cave. For his first labor, Heracles slays one of these animals from Nemea. For 10 points, name this animal which forms the body of a sphinx.
first_sentence: One of these animals accompanies Yvain during his quest to win back the hand of Laudine.
raw_answer: lion [or lioness]