Chimera
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In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster, depicted as an animal with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon (sometimes it has multiple heads). It is a child of Typhon and Echidna. It terrorized Lycia (in Asia Minor), but was eventually killed by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon. The Chimaera - or Chimera - was said to be made out of three different creatures: lion, goat and serpent. A savage beast, sprouting fire from its mouth, it devastated the land until it was killed by the hero Bellerophon who flew over it riding his winged horse Pegasus. This story, although apparently simple in its basic lines, is among the most ancient ones of occidental mythology and it hides some deep and still not exactly known meaning. This site is an attempt to collect material about the Chimaera seen in its various aspects: myth, legend, art expression, and as a probe of the human mind.