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Chimera

Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for "she-goat") originally referred to:

Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals
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

Chimaera, various cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes
- Chimaera (genus), the eponymous genus of the order Chimaeriformes
Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts
Chimera (genetics), a single organism with cells from two different zygotes
Chimera (virus), with genetic material from other organisms
Chimeric protein or fusion protein
Chimera (paleontology), a fossil made with parts from different animals
Chimera Project, a Soviet biological weapons program

Media

Fictional entities

Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters
Chimera (Marvel Comics), a character
Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast
Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance

Films

Chimera (1968 film), Italian musicarello
Chimera (2001 film), Italian romance
Chimère (film), France, 1989
Chimères (film), 2013
Chimera Strain, a 2018 Indian-American film
La Chimera, a 2023 romantic drama

Gaming

Chimera (video game), a 1985 adventure
Chimera (larp convention), Auckland, New Zealand
Chimera Entertainment, a game developer, Munich, Germany

Literature

The Chimeras, 1854 sonnets by Gérard de Nerval
Chimaira, a 2001 novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Chimera (Barth novel) (1972)
Chimera (CrossGen), a 2003 comic book series
Chimaera (novel), by Ian Irvine, 2004
Chimera (novel series), by Baku Yumemakura, Japan
Chimera (short story), by Lee Youngdo
Chimera (2015), novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy

Music

Groups or artists

Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
Chimera (Irish band), a musical group
Chimera (Russian band), an underground musical band
Mike Dred or Chimera (born 1967), techno musician

Albums

Chimaira (album), 2005
Chimera (Andromeda album) (2006)
Chimera (Aria album) (2001)
Chimera (Delerium album), 2003, by Delerium
Chimera (EP), a 2014 EP by Marié Digby
Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) (1995)
Chimera (Mayhem album) (2004)
Chimeras (album), 2003, by John Zorn
Chimera, by The Cost, 2002
Chimera, by Duncan Mackay, 1974
Chimera, by Bill Nelson, 1983
鵺-chimera-, a 2016 EP by Girugamesh

Songs

"Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
"Chimera", by Duncan Sheik, Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)
"Chimaera", by Bad Religion from Generator,1992
"Chimera", by the Tea Party from Triptych, 1999
"Chimeras", by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
"Chimera", by Bonham from Mad Hatter
"The Chimera", by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania, 2012
"Chimera", by Polyphia from album Remember That You Will Die, 2022

Television

Chimera (British TV series), 1991
"Chimera" (NCIS), an episode
"Chimera" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), 1999
"Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode
"Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode
Chimera (South Korean TV series), 2021

People

Jason Chimera (born 1979), NHL ice hockey player
Chimaera, a ring name of Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler) (b. 1986), wrestler

Computing

Chimera (software library)
Camino (web browser) or Chimera
UCSF Chimera, software to visualize molecules

Other uses

Chimaera (town), ancient Himarë, Albania
Chimaera Mountains, an ancient Ceraunian Range, Albania
Chimera (spacecraft) proposal
Chimera (architecture), or grotesque
TVR Chimaera, a car
Chimera (roller coaster), La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City