Chimera
Meaning
- (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.
- 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.
Translations
Chimäre
Chimère
Χίμαιρα
Quimera
Quimera
chimera
Chimaera
Chimæra
QuimeraFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɪˈmɪɹə/
Etymology
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.
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