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Chimera (mythology)
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The Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature in Greek mythology, said to be from Lycia, Asia Minor, and composed of different animal parts. Typically, it
The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre)
The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre)
"Chimera of Arezzo": an Etruscan bronze
"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 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
A Hellenistic Greek pebble mosaic depicting Bellerophon riding Pegasus while killing the Chimera, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, dated 300–270 BC
Bellerophon
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Bellerophon or Bellerophontes or Hipponous, was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of mo
Chimera (mythology)
…of Atymnius and Maris, Trojan warriors killed by Nestor's sons Antilochus and Trasymedes) was "a bane to many men". As told in the Iliad, the hero Bellerophon was ordered by the king of Lycia to slay the Chimera (hoping the monster would kill Bellerophon). Still, the hero, "trusting in the signs of the gods…
Relief of Bellerophon and Pegasus, from Aphrodisias (near Geyre), Turkey (1st century AD)
Relief of Bellerophon and Pegasus, from Aphrodisias (near Geyre), Turkey (1st century AD)
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, by Jacques Lipchitz. 1977. Columbia University, New York.
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, by Jacques Lipchitz. 1977. Columbia University, New York.
Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, central medallion of a Gallo-Roman mosaic from Autun, 2nd century AD, Musée Rolin
Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, central medallion of a Gallo-Roman mosaic from Autun, 2nd century AD, Musée Rolin