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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. | |
Chimera (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N) | |
Chimaera (Greek character) (English,U,N) | |
Χίμαιρα (Greek character) (Greek,U,N) | |
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P) | ||
....<Greek iconography> (P) | ||
........<Greek characters> (G) | ||
............Chimera (Greek character) (I) | ||
associated with .... Bellerophon | |
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Bellerophon (Greek character)) [901000755] |
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) |
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-) | |
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Chimera," accessed 14 June 2017 | |
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 87002697 | |
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92I74912 Chimera | |
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