Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for "she-goat") originally referred to:

  • Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals
  • Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia typically considered the inspiration for the myth

Chimera, chimera, chimère, Chimaira, etc. may also refer to:

Biology

  • Chimaera, various cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes
  • Chimaera (genus), the eponymous genus of the order Chimaeriformes
  • Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts
  • Chimera (genetics), a single organism with cells from two different zygotes
  • Chimera (virus), with genetic material from other organisms
  • Chimeric protein or fusion protein
  • Chimera (paleontology), a fossil made with parts from different animals
  • Chimera Project, a Soviet biological weapons program

Media

Fictional entities

  • Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters
  • Chimera (Marvel Comics), the name of different characters from Marvel Comics
  • Chimera (DC Comics), the name of different characters from DC Comics
  • Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast
  • Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
  • The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance
  • Chimera ants, a group of deadly and invasive mutant bugs in the anime and manga series Hunter × Hunter
  • Chimera Motorama (film), The name of the fictional gas company that gave out the MOTORAMA game playing pieces

Films

  • Chimera (1968 film), Italian musicarello
  • Chimera (2001 film), Italian romance
  • Chimère (film), France, 1989
  • Chimères (film), 2013
  • Chimera Strain, a 2018 Indian-American film
  • La Chimera, a 2023 romantic drama

Gaming

  • Chimaera (magazine), a British zine dedicated to postal board games, 1975–1983
  • Chimera (video game), a 1985 adventure
  • Chimera (larp convention), Auckland, New Zealand
  • Chimera Entertainment, a game developer, Munich, Germany

Literature

  • The Chimeras, 1854 sonnets by Gérard de Nerval
  • Chimaira, a 2001 novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
  • Chimera (Barth novel) (1972)
  • Chimera (CrossGen), a 2003 comic book series
  • Chimaera (novel), by Ian Irvine, 2004
  • Chimera (short story), by Lee Youngdo
  • Chimera (2015), novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy
  • Chimera Kō, by Baku Yumemakura, Japan

Music

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Groups or artists

  • Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
  • Chimera (Irish band), a musical group
  • Chimera (Russian band), an underground musical band
  • Mike Dred or Chimera (born 1967), techno musician

Albums

  • Chimaira (album), 2005
  • Chimera (Andromeda album), 2006
  • Chimera (Aria album), 2001
  • Chimera (Delerium album), 2003
  • Chimera (Erik Friedlander album), 1995
  • Chimera (Mayhem album), 2004
  • Chimera (Bill Nelson album), 1983
  • Chimeras (album), 2003, by John Zorn
  • Chimera, by the Cost, 2002
  • Chimera, by Duncan Mackay, 1974
  • 鵺-chimera-, a 2016 EP by Girugamesh
  • Chimera, a 2009 EP by Chris Pureka
  • Chimera, a 2014 EP by Marié Digby

Songs

  • "Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
  • "Chimera", by Duncan Sheik, Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)
  • "Chimaera", by Bad Religion from Generator
  • "Chimera", by the Tea Party from Triptych
  • "Chimeras", by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
  • "Chimera", by Bonham from Mad Hatter
  • "The Chimera", by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania
  • "Chimera", by Polyphia from Remember That You Will Die
  • "Chimera", by Takanashi Kiara from Vogelfrei

Television

  • Chimera (British TV series), 1991
  • "Chimera" (NCIS), an episode
  • "Chimera" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), 1999
  • "Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode
  • "Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode
  • Chimera (South Korean TV series), 2021

People

  • Jason Chimera (born 1979), NHL ice hockey player
  • Chimaera, a ring name of Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler) (b. 1986), wrestler

Computing

  • Chimera (software library)
  • Camino (web browser) or Chimera
  • UCSF Chimera, software to visualize molecules
  • Chimera Linux, a Linux distribution

Other uses

  • Chimaera (town), ancient Himarë, Albania
  • Chimaera Mountains, an ancient Ceraunian Range, Albania
  • Chimera Society, senior society at Dartmouth College
  • Chimera (spacecraft), a space exploration mission proposal
  • Chimera (architecture), or grotesque
  • TVR Chimaera, a car
  • Chimera (roller coaster), La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City
  • Chimera, a hypersonic aircraft engine being developed by the American startup Hermeus
  • 623 Chimaera, a main-belt asteroid
  • French frigate Chimère

See also

  • Quimera International Festival, Metepec, Toluca, Mexico