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Χίμαιρα

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Κακὸν φυτὸν πέφυκεν ἐν βίῳ γυνή, καὶ κτώμεθ' αὐτὰς ὡς ἀναγκαῖον κακόν → In vita occrevit nobis ut gramen mulier, malumque hoc opus est servemus domi → Ein schlimm Gewächs erwuchs im Leben uns die Frau, und wir besitzen sie als unumgänglich Leid

Menander, Monostichoi, 304-305

French (Bailly abrégé)

ας (ἡ) :
la Chimère, monstre de Lycie soufflant du feu, avec tête de lion, corps de chèvre et queue de serpent.
Étymologie: χίμαιρα.

English (Autenrieth)

the Chimaera, a monster sent as a plague upon Lydia, but slain by Bellerophon, described Il. 6.179-182. (The cut is from an Etruscan bronze figure of large size in the museum at Florence.)

English (Slater)

Χῐμαιρα a monster slain by Bellerophon.
   1Χίμαιραν πῦρ πνέοισαν καὶ Σολύμους ἔπεφνεν (O. 13.90)