Ait: and was in this manner conferred
both on persons and places. From hence Camillus, Camilla, Camella Sacra,
Comates, Camisium, [12]Camirus, Chemmis, with numberless other words, are
derived. Chamma was the title of the hereditary [13]priestess of Diana: and
the Puratheia, where the rites of fire were carried on, were called
Chamina, and Chaminim, whence came the Caminus of the Latines. They were
sacred hearths, on which was preserved a perpetual fire in honour of Cham.
The idols of the Sun called by the same [14]name: for it is said of the
good king Josiah, that _they brake down the altars of Baalim--in his
presence; and the Chaminim_ (or images of Cham) _that were on high above
them, he cut down_. They were also styled Chamerim, as we learn from the
prophet [15]Zephaniah. Ham was esteemed the Zeus of Greece, and Jupiter of
Latium. [16][Greek: Ammous, ho Zeus, Aristotelei.] [17][Greek: Ammoun gar
Aiguptioi kaleousi ton Dia.] Plutarch says, that, of all the Egyptian names
which seemed to have any correspondence with the Zeus of Greece, Amoun or
Ammon was the most peculiar and adequate. He speaks of many people, who
were of this opinion: [18][Greek: Eti de ton pollon nomizonton idion par'
Aiguptiois onoma tou Dios einai ton Amoun, ho paragontes hemeis Ammona
legomen.] From Egypt his name and worship were brought into Greece; as
indeed were the names of almost all the Deities there worshipped.
[19][Greek: Schedon de kai panta ta ounomata ton Theon ex Aiguptou eleluthe
es ten Hellada.] _Almost all the names of the Gods in Greece were
adventitious, having been brought thither from Egypt._

CHUS.

Chus was rendered by the Greeks [Greek: Chusos], Chusus; but, more
commonly, [Greek: Chrusos]: and the places denominated from him were
changed to [Greek: Chruse], Chruse; and to Chrusopolis. His name was often
compounded [20]Chus-Or, rendered by the Greeks [Greek: Chrusor], Chrusor,
and Chrusaor; which, among the Poets, became a favourite epithet,
continually bestowed upon Apollo. Hence there were temples dedicated to
him, called Chrusaoria. Chus, in the Babylonish dialect, seems to have been
called Cuth; and many places, where his posterity settled, were styled
[21]Cutha, Cuthaia, Cutaia, Ceuta, Cotha, compounded [22]Cothon. He was
sometimes expressed Casus, Cessus, Casius; and was still farther
diversified.

Chus was the father of all those nations, styled [23]Ethiopians, who were
more truly called Cuthites and Cuseans. They