54023 NMA Bellerophon Chimera

This is a 3D model of an ancient marble table support in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Room 33. It was found in the Ancient Agora and dates to the 4th c. CE. In mythology, the man in the image is Bellerophon riding his winged horse Pegasus. The Chimera was a fire-breathing female monster with the front part of her body a lion, the middle part a goat, and the back part a dragon. Sometimes, the Chimera is depicted with a snake head at the end of it. **Bibliography**: [Britannica.c…

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