Chimera
A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat,…A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
» Sometimes I found myself doubting whether it was not all some dream or some strange chimera of my unbalanced brain.
Meaning
4 senses(Greek)A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
Chimäre
химе́раximéra
A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name for the Yanartaş region of Turkey's Antalya Province.
(historical)Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania.
(historical)Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara.
Examples
3 sentencesSometimes I found myself doubting whether it was not all some dream or some strange chimera of my unbalanced brain.
Death is a chimera: because while I exist, death does not exist; and when there is death, I no longer exist.
Genetic testing revealed that the man was a chimera, having 2 different sets of DNA in different parts of his body.
Translations
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Origin
As the mythological beast, a variant case form of chimera, q.v. As an ancient mountain, diAs the mythological beast, a variant case form of chimera, q.v. As an ancient mountain, directly from Latin mons Chimaera (“Mount Chimera”), from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira), attested in Strabo.
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