Aristeidis Metallinos
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There is no official record of Metallinos' birth date; he was one of three sons of Zacharias and Eleni Metallinos.
Stone relief by Aristeidis Metallinos - on the front of the museum he built to display his art
Shoe, 1928. Metallinos' first work, a carving in local stone by the sculptor when he was 20.
Chimera (mythology)
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According to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. Typically, it is de
The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre)
"Chimera of Arezzo": an Etruscan bronze
A Roman mosaic of Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, 2nd to 3rd centuries AD, Musée de la Romanité
A Hellenistic Greek pebble mosaic depicting Bellerophon riding Pegasus while killing the Chimera, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, dated 300–270 BC