Chimaera

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The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre)

The Chimera (/kɪˈmɪərə/ or /kaɪˈmɪərə/, also Chimaera (Chimæra); Greek: Χίμαιρα, Chímaira "she-goat"), according to Greek mythology, was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head. It was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of such monsters as Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of very disparate parts, or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling.

Wikipedia EL

Στην Ελληνική μυθολογία αναφέρεται η Χίμαιρα ως ένα φοβερό τέρας, ένα μυθολογικό ζώο,που εξέπνεε φωτιά, είχε σώμα κατσίκας, κεφάλι λιονταριού, και η ουρά του κατέληγε σε φίδι. Σύμφωνα με άλλες περιγραφές, είχε περισσότερα από ένα κεφάλια, συνηθέστερα τρικέφαλος (κεφαλή λέοντα, κατσίκας και δράκοντα). Η Χίμαιρα σύμφωνα με την ιστορία είχε με τον Όρθρο ένα παιδί την Σφίγγα.

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Χίμαιρα, ἡ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Chĭmaera: ae, f., = Χίμαιρα (lit. a goat),
I a fabulous monster in Lycia, which vomited fire; in front a lion, in the hinder part a dragon, and in the middle a goat; slain by Bellerophon, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 108; 2, 2, 5; Lucr. 5, 903; 2, 705; Tib. 3, 4, 86; Verg. A. 6, 288; Hor. C. 1, 27, 24; 2, 17, 13; 4, 2, 16; Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 13; 2, 397; Sen. Ep. 113, 8; Hyg. Fab. 57; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 118; 6, 288; its figure, used to adorn a helmet, Verg. A. 7, 785.—
II A mountain in Lycia that sent forth flames, and is said to have given rise to the preceding fable, Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 236; 5, 27, 28, § 100; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 288.—Deriv.,
   B Chĭmaerēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the mountain Chimœra: liquor, Verg. Cul. 14 Wagn.—
III One of the ships of the companions of Æneas, Verg. A. 5, 118 and 223; cf. Sil. 14, 498.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Chĭmæra,¹² æ, f. (χίμαιρα),
1 monstre fabuleux : Lucr. 5, 902 ; flammam volvens ore Chimæra Tib. 3, 4, 86, la Chimère qui vomit des flammes
2 volcan de Lycie : Plin. 2, 236
3 un des vaisseaux d’Énée : Virg. En. 5, 118.

Latin > German (Georges)

Chimaera, ae, f. (χίμαιρα, eig. Ziege), I) ein fabelhaftes, feuerspeiendes Ungeheuer in Lycien (Mela 1. § 80), vorn Löwe, in der Mitte Ziege, hinten Drache, von Bellerophon erlegt, Lucr. 5, 902 (905). Tibull. 3, 4, 86. Hor. carm. 1, 27, 24. Sen. ep. 113, 9. – in die Unterwelt versetzt, Verg. Aen. 6, 288; vgl. Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 5. – II) ein feuerspeiender Berg bei Phaselis in Lycien od. nach Strabo eine vulkanische Talschlucht am Ausgang des Kragus, j. Tal u. Dorf Kullechimari, Veranlassung der Fabel von der Chimära, Plin. 2, 236. – Dav. Chimaerēus, a, um (Χιμαίρειος), zum Berge Chimära gehörig, liquor, Ps. Verg. cul. 14. Auct. laud. Herc. 76 (am Claudianus).

Translations

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