Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for "she-goat") originally referred to:
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Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals
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Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia typically considered the inspiration for the myth
Chimera, chimera, chimère, Chimaira, etc. may also refer to:
Biology
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Chimaera, various cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes
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Chimaera (genus), the eponymous genus of the order Chimaeriformes
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Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts
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Chimera (genetics), a single organism with cells from two different zygotes
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Chimera (virus), with genetic material from other organisms
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Chimeric protein or fusion protein
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Chimera (paleontology), a fossil made with parts from different animals
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Chimera Project, a Soviet biological weapons program
Media
Fictional entities
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Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters
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Chimera (Marvel Comics), the name of different characters from Marvel Comics
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Chimera (DC Comics), the name of different characters from DC Comics
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Chimera ( Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast
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Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
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The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance
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Chimera ants, a group of deadly and invasive mutant bugs in the anime and manga series Hunter × Hunter
Films
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Chimera (1968 film), Italian musicarello
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Chimera (2001 film), Italian romance
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Chimère (film), France, 1989
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Chimères (film), 2013
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Chimera Strain, a 2018 Indian-American film
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La chimera, a 2023 romantic drama
Gaming
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Chimaera (magazine), a British zine dedicated to postal board games, 1975–1983
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Chimera (video game), a 1985 adventure
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Chimera (larp convention), Auckland, New Zealand
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Chimera Entertainment, a game developer, Munich, Germany
Literature
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The Chimeras, 1854 sonnets by Gérard de Nerval
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Chimaira, a 2001 novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
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Chimera (Barth novel) (1972)
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Chimera (CrossGen), a 2003 comic book series
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Chimaera (novel), by Ian Irvine, 2004
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Chimera (novel series), by Baku Yumemakura, Japan
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Chimera (short story), by Lee Youngdo
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Chimera (2015), novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy
Music
Groups or artists
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Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
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Chimera (Irish band), a musical group
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Chimera (Russian band), an underground musical band
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Mike Dred or Chimera (born 1967), techno musician
Albums
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Chimaira (album), 2005
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Chimera (Andromeda album) (2006)
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Chimera (Aria album) (2001)
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Chimera (Delerium album), 2003, by Delerium
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Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) (1995)
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Chimera (Mayhem album) (2004)
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Chimera (Bill Nelson album), 1983
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Chimeras (album), 2003, by John Zorn
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Chimera, by The Cost, 2002
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Chimera, by Duncan Mackay, 1974
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鵺-chimera-, a 2016 EP by Girugamesh
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Chimera, a 2009 EP by Chris Pureka
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Chimera, a 2014 EP by Marié Digby
Songs
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"Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
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"Chimera", by Duncan Sheik, Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)
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"Chimaera", by Bad Religion from Generator,1992
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"Chimera", by the Tea Party from Triptych, 1999
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"Chimeras", by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
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"Chimera", by Bonham from Mad Hatter
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"The Chimera", by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania, 2012
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"Chimera", by Polyphia from album Remember That You Will Die, 2022
Television
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Chimera (British TV series), 1991
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"Chimera" ( NCIS), an episode
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, 1999
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"Chimera" ( Stargate SG-1), an episode
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"Chimera" ( The X-Files), an episode
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Chimera (South Korean TV series), 2021
People
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Jason Chimera (born 1979), NHL ice hockey player
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Chimaera, a ring name of Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler) (b. 1986), wrestler
Computing
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Chimera (software library)
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Camino (web browser) or Chimera
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UCSF Chimera, software to visualize molecules
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Chimera Linux, a Linux distribution
Other uses
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Chimaera (town), ancient Himarë, Albania
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Chimaera Mountains, an ancient Ceraunian Range, Albania
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Chimera (spacecraft), a space exploration mission proposal
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Chimera (architecture), or grotesque
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TVR Chimaera, a car
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Chimera (roller coaster), La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City
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623 Chimaera, a main-belt asteroid
See also
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Quimera International Festival, Metepec, Toluca, Mexico
