Chimera
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| + | [[Image:Stryge by Meryon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[Stryge]]'' ([[1853]]) is a print by [[French etcher]] [[Charles Méryon]] depicting one of the [[Chimera (architecture)|chimera]] of the ''[[Galerie des chimères]]'' of the [[Notre Dame de Paris]] cathedral.]] | ||
| + | [[Image: True and False Griffins from John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851-1853)..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[True and False Griffins]]'' from [[John Ruskin]]'s ''[[Modern Painters]]'' (Part IV. Of Many Things), first published in 1856.]] | ||
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| + | '''Chimera''', '''chimaira''', or '''chimaera''' may refer to: | ||
| + | * [[Chimera (mythology)]], a monstrous creature with parts from multiple animals | ||
| + | * [[Mount Chimaera]], the region in Lycia that some believe was an inspiration for the myth | ||
| + | * [[Chimera (genetics)]], a single animal organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes | ||
| + | * [[Chimera (plant)]], a single plant organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes or from a mixed-species callus | ||
| + | * [[Chimera (John Barth novel)|''Chimera'' (John Barth novel)]], 1972 National Book Award-winning novel | ||
| + | * [[Chimera (architecture)]], a fantastic, mythical or grotesque decorative feature | ||
| + | * [[Chimera of Arezzo]], a bronze sculpture of the Etruscans | ||
| + | * [[To Every Man His Chimera]], prose poem by Charles Baudelaire | ||
| + | ==From Wiktionary== | ||
| # In Greek mythology: A mythical [[monster]] represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a [[lion]], the body of a [[goat]], and the tail of a [[dragon]]. | # In Greek mythology: A mythical [[monster]] represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a [[lion]], the body of a [[goat]], and the tail of a [[dragon]]. | ||
| # An [[organism]] with genetically distinct cells originating from two [[zygote]]s. | # An [[organism]] with genetically distinct cells originating from two [[zygote]]s. | ||
| # A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. | # A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. | ||
| - | # {{architecture}} A [[gargoyle]] that does not work as a [[waterspout]]. | + | # In architecture: A [[gargoyle]] that does not work as a [[waterspout]]. |
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| - | ===Etymology=== | + | |
| - | From Greek. The [[fabulous]] monster in [[Lycea]] (with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail), supposedly personification of snow or winter, orig. "year-old she-goat", from ''cheima'' "winter season". Meaning "wild fantasy" first recorded 1587. | + | |
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| - | ====Derived terms==== | + | ==See also== |
| - | *[[chimeric]] | + | * [[House with Chimaeras]], an architectural monument in Kiev, Ukraine |
| - | *[[chimerism]] | + | * Chimeric or [[hybrid word]], a mixture of Greek and Latin |
| + | *[[Mythological hybrid]] | ||
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Chimera, chimaira, or chimaera may refer to:
- Chimera (mythology), a monstrous creature with parts from multiple animals
- Mount Chimaera, the region in Lycia that some believe was an inspiration for the myth
- Chimera (genetics), a single animal organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
- Chimera (plant), a single plant organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes or from a mixed-species callus
- Chimera (John Barth novel), 1972 National Book Award-winning novel
- Chimera (architecture), a fantastic, mythical or grotesque decorative feature
- Chimera of Arezzo, a bronze sculpture of the Etruscans
- To Every Man His Chimera, prose poem by Charles Baudelaire
From Wiktionary
- In Greek mythology: A mythical monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
- An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two zygotes.
- A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
- In architecture: A gargoyle that does not work as a waterspout.
See also
- House with Chimaeras, an architectural monument in Kiev, Ukraine
- Chimeric or hybrid word, a mixture of Greek and Latin
- Mythological hybrid
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