Chemosh
Americannoun
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Yet he resists temptation, and except for a few scenes in which priests of Chemosh, played by weight lifters in green lingerie, clomp about to oboe music, the picture is commendably unepic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
As in old days, "on that opprobrious hill," the temple of Chemosh had stood close by that of Moloch, so now we find the spoliarium beside the fornices—Lust hard by Hate.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Chemosh, Athtar; he regards these deities as transformations of the mother-goddess Ashtart.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
Milcolm and Chemosh were real gods too, ruling in Philistia and Moab as Jehovah did in Canaan.
From Christianity and Progress by Fosdick, Harry Emerson
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