ID: 901000661 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000661	Record Type: Named Legendary Animal

	Chimera (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind. She devastated Caria and Lycia until she was slain by Bellerophon. In art the Chimera is usually represented as a lion with a goat’s head in the middle of its back and with a tail that ends in a snake’s head.

Names:

	Chimera (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Chimaera (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Χίμαιρα (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Chimera (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Bellerophon
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Bellerophon (Greek character)) [901000755]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... chimeras
	.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... legendary being
	.....(Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Chimera (Greek character)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 87002697
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92I74912 Chimera
	Chimaera (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Χίμαιρα (Greek character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Chimera," accessed 14 June 2017
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 87002697
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92I74912 Chimera