Chimera

Senso (Inglese)

1. (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.
2. A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name for the Yanartaş region of Turkey's Antalya Province.
3. (historical) Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania.
4. (historical) Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara.

Concetti

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Chimera

sinonimi

Chimaera

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Traduzioni

Chimère

Chimäre

Χίμαιρα

Quimera

Quimera

Chimaera

Chimæra

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Quimera

chimera

Holocéphales

Holocephali

chimaera

Chimera

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kaɪˈmɪɹə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

As 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.