Chimera vs Holy Grail

Chimera

name
  • A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon. 

  • Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara. 

  • Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania. 

  • A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name for the Yanartaş region of Turkey's Antalya Province. 

Holy Grail

name
  • An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion. 

  • A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space. 

noun
  • Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor. 

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