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Pactolus

Pactolus (Pacto´lus). The river in Lydia where [[Midas (mythology)]] washed himself by order of [[Bacchus (mythology)]], and the sands were […]

Mythology June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024 Bacchus, Midas, myth, mythological character, mythology, Pactolus
Paean

Paean (Pae´an). A name given [[Apollo (mythology)]], from paean, the hymn which was sung in his honor after he had […]

Mythology June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024 Apollo, myth, mythological character, mythology, pæan, Python
Palaemon

Palaemon (Palae´mon), or [[Melicerta (mythology)]], a sea-god, son of Athamas and [[Ino (mythology)]].

Mythology June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024 Ino, Melicerta, myth, mythological character, mythology, Palaemon
Pales

Pales (Pa´les). The goddess of shepherds and sheepfolds and protectress of flocks; her festivals were called by the Romans Palilia. […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 myth, mythological character, mythology, Pales, Pomona
Palladium

Palladium (Palla´dium). A famous statue of the goddess [[Pallas (mythology)]] ([[Minerva (mythology)]]). She is sitting with a spear in her […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 Minerva, myth, mythological character, mythology, palladium, Pallas, Troy
Pallas

Pallas (Pal´las), or [[Minerva (mythology)]]. The name was given to [[Minerva (mythology)]] when she destroyed a famous giant named Pallas. […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 Apollo, Jove, mercury, Minerva, myth, mythological character, mythology, Pallas
Pan

Pan The Arcadian god of shepherds, huntsmen, and country folk, and chief of the inferior deities, is usually considered to […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 Faun, mercury, myth, mythological character, mythology, Pan, Syrinx
Pandora

Pandora (Pando´ra), according to Hesiod, was the first mortal female. [[Vulcan (mythology)]] made her of clay, and gave her life. […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 Apollo, Graces, Hope, Jupiter, mercury, myth, mythological character, mythology, Pandora, Prometheus, Venus, Vulcan
Pantheon

Pantheon (Panthe´on) (lit. “the all-divine place”). The temple of all the gods, built by Agrippa at Rome, in the reign […]

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 myth, mythological character, mythology, pantheon
Paphia

Paphia (Pa´phia), a name of [[Venus (mythology)]].

Mythology June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 myth, mythological character, mythology, Paphia, Venus

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