. in Argolis between Epidaurus and rounding countries, and was at length killedTroezen.—5. (Chersoneso), a town in Crete on by Belleropbon. Virgil places her togetherthe Prom. Zephyrium, the hurbour of Lyctuu in with other monsters at the entrance of interior. , The origin of the notion of this fire-breathing 224 CHIMEEION monster must probably be sought for in the vol-cano of the name of Chimaera near Phaselis, inLycia (Plin. ii. 236). Servius (ad Aen. vi. 238)speaks of a mountain in Lyeia, which still inhis time vomited f
. in Argolis between Epidaurus and rounding countries, and was at length killedTroezen.—5. (Chersoneso), a town in Crete on by Belleropbon. Virgil places her togetherthe Prom. Zephyrium, the hurbour of Lyctuu in with other monsters at the entrance of interior. , The origin of the notion of this fire-breathing 224 CHIMEEION monster must probably be sought for in the vol-cano of the name of Chimaera near Phaselis, inLycia (Plin. ii. 236). Servius (ad Aen. vi. 238)speaks of a mountain in Lyeia, which still inhis time vomited flames from its summit, lionsdwelt in the upper forests, goats in the pastureslopes, and serpents in the marshes at its foot. CHIRISOPHUS and powerful maritime state, under a demo-cratic form of government, till the great navaldefeat of the Ionian Greeks by the Persians, 494, after which the Chians, who had takenpart in the fight with 100 ships, were subjectedto the Persians, and their island was laid wasteand their young women carried off into Bellerophon expelling the Chimaera. (Lycian Gallery in the British Museum.) In the works of art discovered in Lycia, wefind several representations of the Chimaera inthe simple form of a species of lion still oc-curring in that country. [Belleeophon.] Chimerlon (Porto Hagianno), a promontoryand harbour of Thesprotia in Epirus. Chion (XW), of Heraclea on the Pontus, adisciple of Plato, put to death Clearchus, thetyrant of his native town, and was in conse-quence killed, 353 (Justin, xvi. 5). Thereare extant 13 letters which are ascribed to Chion,but which are undoubtedly of later by Coberus, Lips, and Dresd. 1765, andby Orelli, in his edition of Memnon, Lips. 1816. Chlone (Xi6vn). 1. Daughter of Boreas andOrithyia, became by Poseidon the mother ofEumolpus 1 (Paus. i. 38 ; Apollod. iii. 15.)—2. Daughter of Daedalion, beloved by Apollo andHermes, bore twins, Autolycus and Philanrmon,the former a son of He
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