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Chimera
Chimera Chime"ra, n.; pl. Chimeras. [L. chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Gr. ? a she-goat, a chimera, fr. ? he-goat; cf. Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.] 1. (Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. ``Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.' --Milton. 2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. --Burke.
Chimeras
Chimera Chime"ra, n.; pl. Chimeras. [L. chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Gr. ? a she-goat, a chimera, fr. ? he-goat; cf. Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.] 1. (Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. ``Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.' --Milton. 2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. --Burke.

Meaning of Himera from wikipedia

- Himera (Gr****: Ἱμέρα), was a large and important ancient Gr**** city situated on the north coast of Sicily at the mouth of the river of the same name (the...
- The Battle of Himera (480 BC), supposedly fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis, or at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae, saw the Gr****...
- Battle of Himera may refer to the following battles fought in Sicily: Battle of Himera (480 BC), fought near the city Himera Battle of the Himera River (446...
- Himera may refer to: Himera, an ancient Gr**** city of Sicily Battle of Himera (480 BC), the 480 BC battle at the site Battle of Himera (409 BC), the 409...
- Battle of the Himera River may refer to: Battle of the Himera River (311 BC) Battle of the Himera River (446 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles...
- The Battle of the Himera River was fought in 311 BC between Carthage and Syracuse near the mouth of the Himera river (the modern Salso river). Hamilcar...
- Around 483 BC, Theron invaded and conquered Himera, Acragas’ neighbour to the north. The tyrant of Himera, Terillus joined his son-in-law, Anaxilas of...
- Carthaginians when he defeated the tyrant Terillus at Himera. S****ing a powerful ally to ****ist in recapturing Himera, Terillus went to Carthage for ****istance....
- Temple of Victory (Gr**** Nikē) is a Gr**** temple of the ancient city of Himera in Magna Graecia located in the archaeological area of Termini Imerese,...
- great Carthaginian defeat of 480 BC, the Second Battle of Himera was fought near the city of Himera in Sicily in 409 between the Carthaginian forces under...