CHIMERA


Meaning of CHIMERA in English

n.

In Greek mythology , a fire-breathing female monster.

Its foreparts resembled a lion, its middle a goat, and its hindquarters a dragon. It devastated the land around Caria and Lycia until it was killed by Bellerophon . The word is now often used to denote a fantasy or a figment of the imagination.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.