Chimera
Publié le 22/02/2012
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(She-Goat) Greek A fire-breathing
monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a
serpent's tail; the offspring of the monsters Echidna
and Typhon. Bellerophon destroyed the Chimera by
riding his winged horse, Pegasus, and shooting the
monster with arrows or lumps of lead. The origin of
this creature may be a volcano in Lycia, Asia Minor,
whose eruptions created as much havoc as did the
mischief of Chimera.
The word chimera is used in English for an illusory
fantasy or a wild, incongruous scheme.
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- Chimera (She-Goat) Greek A fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail; the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon.
- From Bulfinch's Mythology: Pegasus and the Chimera - anthology.
- CHIMERA