a being in Chaldean mythology, represented as half a man and half a fish. According to Berossus and other fabulous writers, this monster was the civilizer of the Chaldeans; to whom he taught a system of jurisprudence so perfect as to be incapable of improvement. In discharging the duties of his office, he spent the day on dry land, but retired every night into the ocean or the river. See MYTHOLOGY, No. 25.