Month: October 2019

Pelops (muddy face) In Greek mythology, a hero, son of Tantalus and Atlas’s daughter, Dione; brother of Niobe; father of Atreus and Thyestes. When he…

Peleus (muddy) In Greek mythology, king of the Myrmidons and an Argonaut; son of Aeacus, king of Aegina and Endeis; husband of the sea nymph…

Pegasus (of the springs) In Greek mythology, a winged horse who sprang from the blood of the slain Gorgon Medusa when her head was cut…

Pausanias was a second-century CE Greek travel writer best known for his monumental work, Description of Greece. This extensive survey of the Greek world combines…

Patroclus (Patrocles) (glory of the father) In Greek mythology, friend and cousin of Achilles; son of Menoetius and Periopis or Sthenele. Patroclus was killed by…

Pasiphaë (she who shines for all) In Greek mythology, daughter of the Titan sun god Helios and Perseis (Perse); sister of Aeetes, Circe, and Perses;…

Parthenos (virgin, unwed) In Greek cult, title frequently applied to Athena as virgin goddess but also used for other female deities. The Parthenon, on the…

Parthenope (maiden face) In Greek mythology, one of the Sirens, daughter of Achelous and Calliope; sister of Ligeia and Leucosia. She drowned herself after she…

Parnassus (surrounding island) In Greek history and mythology, mountain of Phoas near Delphi, northwest of Athens, consecrated to Apollo, the Muses, and Dionysus. Its slopes…

Paris (wallet) In Greek mythology, abductor of Helen, second son of King Priam of Troy and Queen Hecuba; brother of Aesacus, Cassandra, Creusa, Deiphobus, Hector,…