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chimera
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mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals
A chimera is a creature from mythology or fiction that combines body parts from different animals into a single being. It matters as a concept because it appears across many cultures' stories and has influenced how people imagine and create fantastical creatures in art, literature, and popular culture.
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- Subclass of
- mythical creature
- Gender
- female organism
- Child
- Nemean lion
- Father
- Typhon
- Mother
- Echidna
- Sibling
- Cerberus
- Image
- Chimera Apulia Louvre K362.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chimera
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- unmarried partner
- Orthrus
- name in native language
- Χίμαιρα
- culture
- Ancient Greek culture
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- killed by
- Bellerophon
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Encyclopedic overview
According to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira (/kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-, -mɛər-/ ky-MEER-ə, kih-, -MAIR-; Ancient Greek: Χίμαιρα, romanized: Chímaira, lit. 'she-goat') was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. Typically, it is depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head. Some representations also include dragon's wings. It was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters like Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra.
The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals.
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