History Main / ClassicalChimera

Subtrope of MythicalMotifs, HybridMonster and MixAndMatchCritters. See also OurManticoresAreSpinier, OurSphinxesAreDifferent, OurGryphonsAreDifferent, OurPerytonsAreDifferent and {{Nue}} for similar creatures made up of different species of animals.

* ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'': Chimeras are common bosses found throughout the world. It is made up of a Lion's head and front quarters, which specializes in melee attacks, a goat's hindquarters and head, which casts long-ranged spells and a snake for a tail, which focuses on players that come too close or attempt to climb it.

* ''Creator/DCComics'': The chimera occasionally appears in ''Franchise/WonderWoman''-related stories. Its description is never consistent; [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 one appearance]] has it as a fire-breathing lion with a goat's horns and body and a snake-headed tail, while [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016 another time]] it's portrayed as the more common version with a lion's front quarters and head, a goat's hindquarters with its head in the middle and a tail with a snake's head.

* "Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023" appropriately features the Chimera in its take on the chapter [[Recap/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023S1E4 I Plunge to My Death]] in the episode of the same name. The beast is given a bit of an overhaul as in place of a snake's head on the tail, the Chimera now has the tail of a coral snake tipped with a stinger which she uses to poison Percy. The Chimera is also referred to as a female, as opposed to male like in the book, and has a more lioness-like design rather than the traditional male lion look. It has no goat head or body, but large horns on her head, and instead of fur, she is covered in scales, with a row of jagged spines portruding from her back. Finally, she is still able to breathe fire and in place of a mane has a cobra hood.

* ''Persona5Royal'' has one of these as a Shadow in [[spoiler: Maruki's]] Palace.

* "Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023" appropriately features the Chimera in its take on the chapter [[Recap/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023S1E4 I Plunge to My Death]] in the episode of the same name. The beast is given a bit of an overhaul as in place of a snake, the Chimera now has a large scorpion-esque stinger which she uses to poison Percy. The Chimera is also referred to as a female, as opposed to male like in the book, and has a more lioness-like design rather than the traditional male lion look. It has no goat head or body, but large horns on her head, and instead of fur, she is covered in scales. Finally, she is still able to breathe fire and in place of a mane has a cobra hood.

* ''Literature/TheDarkswordTrilogy'': Chimeras are one of Thimhallen's Warchanged creatures, animals created or altered during their civil war as living weapons that escaped their creators' control. ''Darksword Adventures'' details the creature more thoroughly. It has the forequarters of a lion, the hindquarters of a goat, the tail of a viper, and three heads (lion, goat, viper) each possessing a poisonous bite. It was created to be the ultimate sentry, capable of spotting an approaching enemy from multiple directions and combining the ferocity of all its component creatures. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Unfortunately,]] [[AwesomeButImpractical its three heads operate independently of one another, meaning a consensus must be reached for its body to do something.]] While not a problem when facing a single opponent, multiple opponents can confuse the creature and cause it to wildly attack any target close by.