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Chimera is a monster in Greek mythology with the head of a lion, body of a goat, dragon-like wings, and a living serpent for a tail. While traditionally female, nearly all modern depictions portrayed it as a male because... reasons, I guess?
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Chimera is the offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna, and is the sister of Cerberus and Orthrus in Greek mythology.

Overview[]

Appearance[]

The Chimera is a monstrous beast, having the appearance of multiple animals stitched together. She has the body of a lion, a goats head on her back, a snake as a tail, and two giant black wings. She is described as "a thing of immortal make, not human".

Personality[]

The Chimera doesn't have any personality outside of the average beast, similar to describing the personal characteristics of a lion.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Acid and poison manipulation: can shoot corrosive acid and inject venom by biting snake head.
  • Thundering roar: lion-headed can emit a great roar causing a shock wave sweeping away the victim.
  • Ramming: Goat's head can break a human's ribs.

History[]

Myths and Legends[]

The Chimera is described in Hesiod's Theogony as someone who is fast, has a lion head, a dragon head, and a goat head, and breathes fire but was slayed by Bellerophon with the help of Pegasus.

In most, if not all descriptions, the Chimeral is said to be a female, despite having a mane, and breathes fire. If the Chimera is spotted, then something bad will happen, most likely storms, shipwrecks, and natural disasters, especially volcano eruptions.

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