# 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

## 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), a magical beast
* Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
* The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance
* Chimera ants, a group of deadly and invasive mutant bugs in the anime and manga series Hunter × Hunter

### 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

* Chimaera (magazine), a British zine dedicated to postal board games, 1975–1983
* 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

### 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), 2005
* Chimera (Andromeda album) (2006)
* Chimera (Aria album) (2001)
* Chimera (Delerium album), 2003, by Delerium
* 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
* Chimera, a 2009 EP by Chris Pureka
* Chimera, a 2014 EP by 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,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), 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