Chimera

E110385

fire-breathing creature monster mythological creature

Chimera is a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology, typically depicted as a hybrid with parts of a lion, goat, and serpent.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fire-breathing creature ⓘ monster ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ
associatedWithHero	Bellerophon ⓘ
breathes	fire ⓘ
category	Fire-breathing monsters ⓘ Greek legendary creatures ⓘ Mythological hybrids ⓘ
childOf	Echidna ⓘ Typhoeus ⓘ surface form: Typhon
culture	Greek mythology ⓘ
describedAs	lion in front, serpent behind, goat in the middle ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo	she-goat ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
guardedRegion	Lycia ⓘ
hasBodyPart	dragon ⓘ goat ⓘ lion ⓘ serpent ⓘ
hasDepictionType	composite animal ⓘ
hasHeadOf	goat ⓘ lion ⓘ
hasTailOf	serpent ⓘ
influencedConcept	biological chimera terminology ⓘ metaphorical use of "chimera" meaning illusion or fantasy ⓘ modern term "chimera" for hybrids ⓘ
killedBy	Bellerophon ⓘ
killedWith	Bellerophon ⓘ surface form: Pegasus lead-tipped spear ⓘ spear ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ surface form: Hesiod’s Theogony Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Iliad
nameInGreek	Chimera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Χίμαιρα
opposedBy	King Iobates of Lycia ⓘ
originatesFrom	Lycia ⓘ
parentOf	Nemean Lion ⓘ Orthrus ⓘ Sphinx ⓘ
ridesUsedBySlayer	Bellerophon ⓘ surface form: Pegasus
sentAgainst	Bellerophon ⓘ
symbolizes	chaos ⓘ hybridity ⓘ monstrosity ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Typhoeus → offspring → Chimera ⓘ

Echidna → parentOf → Chimera ⓘ

Etruscan art → typicalWork → Chimera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chimera of Arezzo

Cerberus → hasSibling → Chimera ⓘ

Chimera → nameInGreek → Chimera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Χίμαιρα

GreekMonsters → includes → Chimera ⓘ

LernaeanHydra → sibling → Chimera ⓘ

Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region) → associatedWith → Chimera ⓘ

subject surface form: Bellerophon

Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region) → defeated → Chimera ⓘ

subject surface form: Bellerophon

Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region) → enemy → Chimera ⓘ

subject surface form: Bellerophon

Bellerophon → slayed → Chimera ⓘ

Bellerophon → associatedWith → Chimera ⓘ

Orthrus → sibling → Chimera ⓘ