Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera is a 1972 fantasy novel written by American writer John Barth, composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are "Dunyazadiad", "Perseid" and "Bellerophoniad", whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters Dunyazad, Perseus and Bellerophon (slayer of the mythical Chimera). The book is an example of postmodernism, which can be seen in its metafictional content and its incorporation of stylistic elements that go beyond the traditional novel genre. It shared the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with "Augustus" by John Edward Williams. The Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the framing story of Scheherazade, the
Mythology of Teen Wolf mythology that took place in France and was incorporated into the show. A Chimera is a being that has more than one set of distinct DNA in their genetic makeup. Chimerism can occur in humans by either organ transplantation or vanishing twin syndrome. The mythological creature known as the chimera is described as a lion with the second head of a goat's and a tail that ends as a snake. Throughout Season 5, the Dread Doctors perform experiment of pseudoscience on several people, recreating them into preternatural creatures, through science rather than magic. All of the recipients display features from