{"id":5912,"date":"2020-01-22T06:11:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palam.ca\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2020-01-22T06:11:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:11:52","slug":"chimaera-a-fire-breather-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palam.ca\/en\/chimaera-a-fire-breather-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Chimaera &#8211; A Fire Breather Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-title\">\n<h1>Chimaera &#8211; A Fire Breather Monster<\/h1>\n<p>(EN) Chimaera has become one of the most famous female monsters described in Greek mythology. An aura of mystery has always surrounded this creature. (Even today, the name &#8220;chimera&#8221; sometimes refers to a genetic puzzle.)<\/p>\n<p>Greek sailors considered it a very bad omen to see Chimaera. Usually, it appeared just before a disaster!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-slot=\"2887297387\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A lion, a goat and a snake?<\/h2>\n<p>Like many mythological creatures, Chimaera presented the features of several different animals. Early Greek writers believed that it possessed the head of a fire-breathing lion. A goat&#8217;s head came out of its back. Its tail ended in the head of a snake. In many ways, the fierce Chimaera combined several formidable animal attributes. She embodies the strength of a lion, the intelligence of a goat and the cunning of a snake!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-slot=\"8089583832\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>History of Chimaera<\/h2>\n<p>The Greeks did not always agree on the family origin of Chimaera. Homer wrote about it in his famous poetry, The Iliad. He claimed that a man named &#8220;Amisodorus&#8221; had raised Chimaera. Amisodorus also raised several sons who later became great warriors.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Hesiod, a half-woman and a half-monster named Echidna gave birth to Chimaera. Echidna spent most of her time alone in a cave. She became the companion of another monster, Typhon, and together the two produced many of the most feared creatures in Greek mythology: Orthrus, a two-headed dog; Cerberus, a dog with several heads; the Lernaean Hydra, a serpent with several heads; and Chimaera.<\/p>\n<h2><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/h2>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-slot=\"8037866731\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Attacking chimera<\/h2>\n<p>Chimaera has forged a formidable reputation as a monster. According to legend, she would have terrorized the kingdom of Lycia. Then one day, a Greek exile named Bellerophon visited the region. He met the king of Lycia, Iobates (sometimes also called king Amphianax in some legends).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 336px; height: 280px;\" data-ad-slot=\"3979757137\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>King Proetus of Tiryns secretly asked King Iobates to kill the young Bellerophon! However, the Lycian sovereign did not want to take this step directly. He feared that the murder of the young visitor would cause a war. Instead, King Iobates asked Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera. Perhaps he believed that the monster would prevail over the Bellerophon.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-slot=\"4657719250\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-ef+6k-30-ac+ty\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The disappearance of Chimaera<\/h2>\n<p>Previously, no one had managed to kill Chimaera because the fire-breathing monster could destroy attackers on the ground from a great distance using its fire-charged breath. Bellerophon climbed on Pegasus and the winged horse flew it over Chimaera&#8217;s head. Bellerophon placed a piece of lead at the end of his lance. When Chimaera tried to cremate him with his breath, he threw her spear into her throat. La Chimaera suffocated on the melting lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Concours Chanceux Page accueil vertical --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-slot=\"9940611935\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5440141123165360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chimaera &#8211; A Fire Breather Monster<\/p>\n<p>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/palam.ca\/en\/first-class-tourist-attractions-in-england\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;First-class Tourist Attractions In England&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">First-class Tourist Attractions In England<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you like this article ? 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