Chimera of Arezzo made its home at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. As the sculpture made its way through the Florence museums, it increasingly attracted the attention of both artists and historians. Typical iconography of the Chimera myth depicts the warrior Bellerophon as he confronts the Chimera, or rides atop or alongside it. This iconography began to appear upon Greek vessels in 600 BCE. The Chimera of Arezzo presents a very detailed and complex composition that most likely was meant for display and viewing in the round. The Chimera is clearly expressing pain throughout its body. Its form is contorted, its face
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