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在希腊神话中，奇美拉（Chimera）是一只栖息在下亚细亚的利西亚（Lycia）中的怪兽，据说是提丰的后代。它的独特之处在于它是由三种动物构成的。荷马在《伊里亚特》中首次对奇美拉进行了描述“一种永生之物，而非人类，前为狮，后为蛇，中为羊。呼吸之间，鼻喷明亮可怖的火焰。”赫西奥德在《神谱》中也有类似描述“令人恐怖的生物，雄壮、强大、敏捷，拥有三个头前有狮头，后有龙头，中有羊头，喷出令人恐怖的烈火。”奇美拉通常被看作是雌性，是斯芬克斯和尼美亚雄狮的母亲。在野外看到奇美拉通常预示着风暴、船只失事、自然灾害（尤其是火山爆发）。
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Use the adjective chimerical to describe something that is wildly fanciful or imaginative — like the chimerical illustrations of magical creatures in a children's book.
A chimera was a fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology made from three different animals: a lion at its head, a goat in the middle, and a serpent at the end. The first surviving mention of the beast is in Homer's The Iliad. From this fantastical creature, English created the adjective chimerical to describe wild figments of the imagination.