Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Ancient Greek language, 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), ''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#Chimera Project, 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), 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 (video game series)#The Chimera, Resistance'' * Chimera ants, a group of deadly and invasive mutant bugs in the anime and manga series ''Hunter × Hunter''

Films

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

Gaming

* Chimaera (magazine), ''Chimaera'' (magazine), a British zine dedicated to postal board games, 1975–1983 * Chimera (video game), ''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), ''Chimera'' (Barth novel) (1972) * Chimera (CrossGen), ''Chimera'' (CrossGen), a 2003 comic book series * Chimaera (novel), ''Chimaera'' (novel), by Ian Irvine, 2004 * Chimera (novel series), ''Chimera'' (novel series), by Baku Yumemakura, Japan * Chimera (short story), ''Chimera'' (short story), by Lee Youngdo * ''Chimera'' (2015), novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy

Music

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), ''Chimaira'' (album), 2005 * Chimera (Andromeda album), ''Chimera'' (Andromeda album) (2006) * Chimera (Aria album), ''Chimera'' (Aria album) (2001) * Chimera (Delerium album), ''Chimera'' (Delerium album), 2003, by Delerium * Chimera (Erik Friedlander album), ''Chimera'' (Erik Friedlander album) (1995) * Chimera (Mayhem album), ''Chimera'' (Mayhem album) (2004) * Chimera (Bill Nelson album), ''Chimera'' (Bill Nelson album), 1983 * Chimeras (album), ''Chimeras'' (album), 2003, by John Zorn * ''Chimera'', by The Cost (band), The Cost, 2002 * ''Chimera'', by Duncan Mackay (musician), Duncan Mackay, 1974 * ''鵺-chimera-'', a 2016 EP by Girugamesh * ''Chimera'', a 2009 EP by Chris Pureka * ''Chimera'', a 2014 EP by Marié Digby discography, 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 (Bad Religion album), Generator'',1992 * "Chimera", by the Tea Party from ''Triptych (The Tea Party album), Triptych'', 1999 * "Chimeras", by Tim Hecker from ''Harmony in Ultraviolet'' * "Chimera", by Bonham from ''Mad Hatter (album), Mad Hatter'' * "The Chimera", by the Smashing Pumpkins from ''Oceania (The Smashing Pumpkins album), Oceania'', 2012 * "Chimera", by Polyphia from album ''Remember That You Will Die'', 2022

Television

* Chimera (British TV series), ''Chimera'' (British TV series), 1991 * Chimera (NCIS), "Chimera" (''NCIS''), an episode * Chimera (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), "Chimera" ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), 1999 * Chimera (Stargate SG-1), "Chimera" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode * Chimera (The X-Files), "Chimera" (''The X-Files''), an episode * Chimera (South Korean TV series), ''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 (spacecraft), a space exploration mission proposal * Chimera (architecture), or grotesque * TVR Chimaera, a car * Chimera (roller coaster), La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City * 623 Chimaera, a main-belt asteroid