Beowulf
The male monster slain by Beowulf in the old English epic Beowulf is named Grendel. Grendel is a descendant of the biblical figure Cain and terrorizes the Danes for years before being killed by Beowulf in combat.
Well he slayed 3 monsters: Grendal, Grendal's mother, and a Dragon
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by using a sword on her.
Aeschere, the king's closest friend, is killed by Grendel's mother in the epic poem "Beowulf." Grendel's mother seeks revenge for the death of her son, Grendel, who was slain by Beowulf. Aeschere's death prompts Beowulf to venture into her underwater lair to confront her and seek retribution.
How does Humbaba compare/contrast with the monster figures in the Beowulf epic
Slain is a form of the word to slay. Someone who is slain is dead.
In the EPIC of Beowulf, she was slain by a sword made for a giant and sliced her head clean off in one clean cut.
There are many stories throughout Western mythology that involve an evil dragon being slain. Beowulf describes Fafnir's defeat and the Hobbit series details Smaug's demise, for example.
Being slain means killed, so it's redundant to say 'fatally slain'. Should just be 'man is slain'.
The young man was slain without reason.
The spirit was slain before sunrise. The slain body of the housewife was found in her driveway.