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- At its most basic level, the Chimera is a female lion. It has a lion’s body, complete from head to tail. Exaggerated ears and breasts show that the creature is female, even though it does have a short, ragged mane. But of course, there’s more to the Chimera than its lion features.
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The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of disparate parts or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling. In other words, a chimera can be any hybrid creature.
May 28, 2017 · The Chimera was reputed to be “near invincible,” for she had the strength of a lion, the cunning of a goat, and the venom of a snake. But this monster’s most unusual and deadly weapon, by far, was her ability to breathe fire.
Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind. In art the Chimera is usually represented as a lion with a goat’s head in the middle of its back and with a tail that ends in a snake’s head.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 15, 2020 · The Neo-Hittite figure, found in the same area the mythical Chimera was said to inhabit, has a winged lion body, a snake-like tail, and a human head rising from its shoulders. While it is possible that this figure influenced the Greek legend, other world mythologies featured similar creatures without any known cultural or geographic links to ...
Mar 22, 2023 · The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat. The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus.
May 25, 2024 · A chimera is a Greek monster with the features of a lion, goat and snake. This strange and terrifying creature was once thought to be invincible, but its reign of terror eventually came to a gruesome end.
An aura of mystery has always surrounded this creature. (Even today, the name “chimaera” sometimes refers to a genetic puzzle.) Greek sailors considered it a very bad omen to see Chimaera. She usually appeared right before a disaster! A Lion, a Goat And a Snake?
