CHE′MOS. The Moabitish god of war.
CHILDREN, see Nundina.
CHIMÆ′RA. A wild illusion, personified in the monster slain by
Bellerophon. It had the head and breast of a lion, the body of a goat,
and the tail of a serpent. It used to vomit fire.
... “And on the craggy top
Chimera dwells, with lion’s face and mane,
A goat’s rough body and a serpent’s train.”