THE KHIMAIRA (or Chimera) was a monstrous beast which ravaged the countryside of Lykia in Anatolia. It was a composite creature, ... Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) : "Homer may sing of the Khimaira with its three heads, the monster of Lykia kept by Amisodaros the Lykian king for the destruction of many,
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In Greek mythology, the Chimera (Greek Χίμαιρα (Chímaira); Latin Chimaera ) was a monstrous fire-breathing creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals: upon the bo...
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From the Greek meaning "she-goat" the Chimera is a fire-breathing creature that has the body of a goat, the head of a lion and the tail of a serpent. ... The chimera of Greek myth is the offspring of Echinda and Typhon. It has many other monstrous brothers and sisters.
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The centaurs of Greek mythology were creatures that were part human and part ... One of the children of Typhon and Echidna, Chimera was a hideous monster ...
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Greek Mythology. Monster. This creature guarded the underworld. ... Dante writes: "Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange, / Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog / Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
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In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster, depicted as an animal with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon (sometimes it has multiple heads). It is a child of Typhon and Echidna. ... » Greek mythology...
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This Greek dish (probably 7th century bc) is one of the most ancient existing images of the Chimera myth. The subdivision in ... Some say that the Sphinx is the Chimera's sister, some that she is her daughter. It doesn't really matter, Sphinx and Chimera are obviously close relatives and neither is a mere monster.
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[L chimaera, fr. Gk chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Gk cheimo-n winter - more at HIBERNATE]; 1a: a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body and a serpent's tail; 1b: an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts;
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One of these adventures was the slaying of Chimera. Chimera had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. It killed and ate humans. ... fantasy constellation history Monster Story stars birth pegasus myth greek ancient greece mythical zeus mythology mount olympus creature perseus winged horse...
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Monster with three heads- a goat, a lion, and a dragon (or serpent) for a tail. The Chimera supposedly breathed fire. In Greek mythology, it was a female monster killed by Bellerophon (with the help of Pegasus.)
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