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πŸ‘€ the Chimaira

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  • Information
    fire-breathing monster
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182790
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/4F7GAqqlRqy55r2YZBrV8Qx
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid form
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Typhon son of GeπŸ‘€ Echidna monstrous serpentπŸ‘€ the Hydra killed by Heracles
    Mother of
    πŸ‘€ Sphinx monster that terrorises ThebesπŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Orthos (dog) Geryon's two-headed guard dog
    Eponym of
    πŸ›οΈ the Chasm of Chimaira (Lycia) location on or near Mt Cragos
    Dies at
    🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Bellerophon kills the Chimaira
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Bellerophon kills the ChimairaπŸ‘€ Anteia wife of Proitos, makes false accusation to punish BellerophonπŸ‘€ Iobates king of LyciaπŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse) winged horseπŸ‘€ Proitos (Argive) son of AbasπŸ‘€ Echidna monstrous serpentπŸ‘€ Typhon son of GeπŸ‘€ Amisodaros raises the ChimairaπŸ‘€ Orthos (dog) Geryon's two-headed guard dogπŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lionπŸ‘€ Sphinx monster that terrorises ThebesπŸ‘€ the Hydra killed by Heracles🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia MinorπŸ‘€ Python guardian serpent at Delphi, killed by Apollo🌍 the Elysian Fields place of happy afterlife for heroes🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesπŸ‘€ Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and PasiphaeπŸ‘€ Tityos earth-born giant, attempts to rape Leto🌍 the Isles of the Blessed (unlocated) place of happy afterlife for heroesπŸ‘€ the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liver🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) river in the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworldπŸ‘₯ the Gorgons🌍 Mount Cragos (Lycia) mountain in LyciaπŸ›οΈ the Chasm of Chimaira (Lycia) location on or near Mt CragosπŸ‘₯ the Centaurs half-horse half-human beings🌍 Mount Chimaira (E. Lycia) mountain associated with the Chimaira in some sources🏺 the First Armour of Achilles later worn by Patroclos
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.3.1-2.3.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.3.1πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 306-332πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 16.317-16.329πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.13πŸ“– Pausanias 2.27.2πŸ“– Pausanias 3.25.5-3.25.6πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 356-374πŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 15πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 28πŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 8πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 24.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 14πŸ“– Lucian, Slander 26πŸ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2πŸ“– Lucian, The Runaways 30πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 13 40-92πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 69 MostπŸ“– Pomponius Mela 1.80πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.313-6.381πŸ“– Strabo 14.3.5πŸ“– Lucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the Sects 72πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.9.1πŸ“– Callimachus fr. 407 PfeifferπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.450-9.665βš’οΈ Captions on Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (SEG 45.2150)πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 452-475
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyPausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, SlanderLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, The RunawaysPindar, Olympian 13Hesiod, EhoiaiPomponius MelaOvid, MetamorphosesStraboLucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the SectsDiodoros, LibraryCallimachusEuripides, Electra
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, TheogonyHomer, IliadPlutarch, Virtues of Women
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 306-332πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 16.317-16.329πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.178-6.186πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190πŸ“– Plutarch, Virtues of Women 248c
    Depictions
    🎨 Corinthian Black-Figure Aryballos (CAMU Ξ” 1319)🎨 Acarnanian Bronze (?) Coin (Type)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p16-space-e)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B9027)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8150)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia E161)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8402)🎨 Didrachm of Fenserni (HN Italy 538)🎨 Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (In Situ)🎨 Etruscan Bronze Mirror (Met 09.221.15)🏺 the First Armour of Achilles later worn by Patroclos
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Cult Statue of Asclepios in the Sanctuary of Asclepios, Epidauros (Not Extant)
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