Chimera

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

Fictional entities

 * Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters
 * Chimera (Marvel Comics), a character
 * 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

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

 * 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 (novel series), by Baku Yumemakura, Japan
 * Chimera (short story), by Lee Youngdo
 * Chimera (2015), novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy

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, by Delerium
 * Chimera (EP), a 2014 EP by Marié Digby
 * Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) (1995)
 * Chimera (Mayhem album) (2004)
 * Chimeras (album), 2003, by John Zorn
 * Chimera, by The Cost, 2002
 * Chimera, by Duncan Mackay, 1974
 * Chimera, by Bill Nelson, 1983
 * 鵺-chimera-, a 2016 EP by Girugamesh

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,1992
 * "Chimera", by the Tea Party from Triptych, 1999
 * "Chimeras", by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
 * "Chimera", by Bonham from Mad Hatter
 * "The Chimera", by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania, 2012
 * "Chimera", by Polyphia from album Remember That You Will Die, 2022

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

Other uses

 * Chimaera (town), ancient Himarë, Albania
 * Chimaera Mountains, an ancient Ceraunian Range, Albania
 * Chimera (spacecraft) proposal
 * Chimera (architecture), or grotesque
 * TVR Chimaera, a car
 * Chimera (roller coaster), La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City