Chimera

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Chimera is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The Chimera (Ancient Greek: Χῐ́μαιρᾰ, romanized: Chímaira) is a creature from ancient Greek culture stated to live in Lycia in Asia Minor. It breathes fire and has the form of a lion with a goat's head sprouting from its back and a snake's head at the end of its tail. Its name derives from the Ancient Greek χῐ́μαιρᾰ chímaira, "she-goat".

Design

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Chimera.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Greece - A compound beast of many parts. It is the daughter of Echidna and Typhon, the god of the hot storm winds. She was originally a winged lion, but later the head of the goat and dragon were added. Her final depiction was a three-headed beast with the tail of a snake. The name "Chimera" is now used as a catch-all term for synthetic beasts.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	The offspring of Typhon and Echidna, this monster in Greek mythology is part lion, part goat, and part dragon.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violet monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violet monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violet monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violent monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	ギリシャ神話に登場する伝説の生物。その名は「牡山羊」を意味する。ホメロスの叙事詩『イーリアス』では「獅子の頭」、「牡山羊の体」、「大蛇の尻尾」を持つ奇妙な動物として登場し、ヘシオドスの『神統記』においては、「獅子」「雌山羊」「大蛇」の3つの頭の姿で描かれる。もともとは西トルコにあったリュキア火山の象徴であり、動物化した聖獣であったとされる。ギリシャ神話では嵐の巨人『ティホン』と半神半蛇の怪物『エキドナ』の娘で口から火炎を吐きリュキアの人々を苦しめたが天馬ペガサスを駆る英雄ベレロポンによって退治されている。 Translation: A legendary creature from Greek mythology. Its name means "male goat." In Homer's epic poem "The Iliad" it appears as a strange animal with the head of a lion, the body of a male goat, and the tail of a serpent. Hesiod's "Theogony" depicts it as having three heads: a lion, a female goat, and a serpent. Originally, a symbol of the Lycian volcanoes in Western Turkey, and is thought to have been an animalized sacred beast. In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Typhon, a storm giant and Echidna, a demigod half-serpent monster, who tormented the people of Lycia by spitting fire from her mouth. She was vanquished by the hero Bellerophon, who rode a horse named Pegasus.
Liberation Dx2	A beast that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. In Greek mythology its father is the giant Typhon and mother the snake god Echidna. While in Lycia, the rampaging Chimera was slain by the might hero Bellerophon on his steed the Pegasus. To the Hittites, Chimera is a symbol representing the seasons, each animal part representing a different one. From its unique look any new animal species that is genetically crossbred is also called a Chimera.
Soul Hackers 2	The offspring of Typhon and Echidna, this monster in Greek mythology is part lion, part goat, and part dragon.
Persona 3	The offspring of Typhon and Echidna, this monster in Greek mythology is part lion, part goat, and part dragon.
Persona 3 Reload	The offspring of Typhon and Echidna, this monster of Greek myth is part lion, part goat, and part dragon.
Persona 5 Royal	Part lion, part goat, and part snake, this creature originally represented the seasons. In Greek mythology, it was viewed as a violent monster. Born of Typhon and Echidna.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violet monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake. Originally a symbol representing the seasons, it became a violet monster when adopted into Greek mythology. Its father is Typhon and its mother Echidna.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キマイラ Kimaira	Chimaera
Simplified Chinese	奇美拉 Qíměilā	Chimera
Traditional Chinese	奇美拉 Qíměilā	Chimera
Korean	키마이라 Kima-ira	Chimaera
Spanish	Quimera	Chimera