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A chimera (/ k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə /) is a type of grotesque depicting a mythical combination of multiple animals (sometimes including humans). [1] Grotesque are often called gargoyles , although the term gargoyle refers to figures carved specifically to drain water away from the sides of buildings.
Gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris Dragon-headed gargoyle of the Tallinn Town Hall, Estonia Gargoyle of the Vasa Chapel at Wawel in Kraków, Poland. In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle (/ ˈ ɡ ɑːr ɡ ɔɪ l /) is a carved or formed grotesque [1]: 6–8 with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing it ...
A gargoyle monster as depicted in the tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons. The gargoyle is a fantasy and horror monster inspired by the appearance of bestial grotesque statues in architecture – particularly those sculpted to decorate the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris during its 19th-century reconstruction, rather than actual medieval statuary.
According to Greek mythology, [1] the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira (/ k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə, k ɪ-/ ky-MEER-ə, kih-; Ancient Greek: Χίμαιρα, romanized: Chímaira, lit. 'she-goat') [ 2 ] was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia , Asia Minor , composed of different animal parts.
Chimera; Dahu; Faun – a Roman version of satyr. It has a human head and torso and a goat waist and legs. Goldhorn – also known as Zlatorog; Heiðrún – goat in Norse mythology, which produces mead for the einherjar; Khnum; Satyr – a goat legged human that is associated to the deity Dionysus. Known to be drunk partiers. Sidehill gouger
The Chimera was a fire-breathing monster consisting of the body of a goat, the head of a lion and the tail of a serpent. This monster had terrorized the nearby countryside. On his way to Caria, he encountered the famous Corinthian fortune teller Polyeidos , who gave him advice on his upcoming battle, telling Bellerophon that in order to emerge ...
An Allegory of Immortality, c. 1540. Monster derives from the Latin monstrum, itself derived ultimately from the verb moneo ("to remind, warn, instruct, or foretell"), and denotes anything "strange or singular, contrary to the usual course of nature, by which the gods give notice of evil," "a strange, unnatural, hideous person, animal, or thing," or any "monstrous or unusual thing ...
Works in popular culture that contain gargoyle monsters. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. G. Gargoyles (TV series) (1 C, 7 P)