Lucretius gives a logical explanation for why chimeras can’t exist in Book 5 of De Rerum Natura.

To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bonus content.

References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.