Chimera of Arezzo studying Ancient Greek and Roman coins, such as a silver "stater" featuring an image of the Chimera, thus accurately identifying it. Eventually, it was officially identified as being a part of a larger piece illustrating a fight between the Chimera and the Greek hero Bellerophon. The sculpture was found among other small pieces that served as votive offerings to the God Tinia. This sculpture may also have served as an Etruscan religious dedication. After discovery, it began its residence in Florence where it remained until its transportation in 1718 to the Uffizi Palace. Since 1870, the Chimaera of Arezzo has
Chimera (video game) to a bonus game in which the player has to shoot at a row of items (similar to Space Invaders). It has been said that the bonus game on the Atari 800 crashed due to a programming error. However, the game's author claimed that the Atari 800 bonus game, "A Different Kettle of Fish", was working when the software was shipped to the publisher, Firebird Software. "Chimera is definitely graphically and sonically superior [...] but the gameplay is unfortunately [...] weak."<br> Gary Penn in Zzap! issue jan. 1986 Twenty-five years after the release of "Chimera", original game designer Shahid Ahmad