Chimaera or Chimaera

[veetwin]

I have a query that wants clearing up by one of you lovely people. My chum at work owns a 96 model Chimaera, when speaking about said car he calls it Chimaera with a (Ch), I thought the pronounciation was Chimaera with a (C). Are there any grammar pedants out there who can straighten this one out.

Much obliged.

[Podie]

See here... http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Chimaera%20

[M@H]

he'll make himself look a bit daft if he does that in TVR circles...

"Kymeera"

Cheers
Matt

[Big Al.]

M@H said:

"Kymeera"

OH

[bugmeister]

Chimp

:grabscoatandrunsfastforcover:

[burriana500]

Maybe he doesn't have a TVR at all and is thinking of his 'ch'imenea... which he sits in front of to keep warm

Podie, your reference archive of all things TVR once again astounds me

>> Edited by burriana500 on Tuesday 6th January 16:41

[cosmoschick]

bugmeister said:

Chimp :grabscoatandrunsfastforcover:

I thought everyone was aware it's a mountain goat, not a chimp!!...

Roz said:

An interesting myth, told by Homer, Hesiod and other ancient writers, explains the natural eternal flames as follows: A female monster of divine origin terrorized the region. The creature was three-headed. On the front it was a lioness, in the middle she was a goat, and the rear was formed by a snake-dragon. It spit fire from all her heads and she was said to be invincible. Chimaera was her name, which is translated as She-Goat in old Greek. One day the gallant Lycian hero Bellopheron offered to slay her. The intelligent war-goddess Athena helped him. Seated on the winged horse Pegasus he attacked the fiery monster from above. He drove the lead tip of his spear into the mouth of the monster, where the lead melted and choked the creature. Thus he drove her back into the earth where she still spits fire, and this is why you will see small fires coming out of the holes on top of Mount Olympos.

And it's pronounced with a "ki" as in, say, "kite".

[Podie]

burriana500 said:

Podie, your reference archive of all things TVR once again astounds me

Happy to help chap!

[veetwin]

Thankyou all for your kind knowledge sharing.

[nubbin]

On the Duke video "Best of British - TVR" Peter Wheeler pronounces it "Shim-air-a" Does that help?


The sad thing is, the word derives from the Greek for "she-goat". Hmmm.....

>> Edited by nubbin on Wednesday 7th January 10:03

[M@H]

nubbin said:

On the Duke video "Best of British - TVR" Peter Wheeler pronounces it "Shim-air-a" Does that help?

He obviously doesn't know what he's talking about then..