Chimera Explained

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

See also

• Quimera International Festival, Metepec, Toluca, Mexico