Phryx´us.
Son of Athamas and Nephele;
rides on golden-fleeced ram to Colchis, [154], [265];
significance, [391], [397].
Pi-re´ne.
Fountain near Corinth, where Pegasus drinks, [294].
Pi-rith´o-us.
King of the Lapithæ;
friend of Theseus, [259], [260], [275].
Ple´ia-des.
Seven of Diana’s nymphs;
pursued by Orion and changed into stars, [98].
Plu´to.
Same as Hades, Dis, Aïdoneus, etc., [159-170];
god of the Infernal Regions, [25], [76], [77], [79], [110], [208], [350];
birth of, [22];
Proserpina kidnapped by, [183-187];
Arethusa sees, [193];
Ceres visits, [195];
Perseus aided by, [243];
Theseus punished by, [260];
significance, [396], [401].
Plu´tus.
Name given to Pluto when invoked as god of wealth, [159].
Pod-a-lir´i-us.
Son of Æsculapius;
skilled in medicine, [64].
Po-dar´ces.
Same as Priam, King of Troy;
slain by Pyrrhus, [152].
Po-li´tes.
Last of Priam’s sons;
slain at his feet by Pyrrhus, [361].
Pol´lux.
Son of Jupiter and Leda;
brother of Castor, Helen, and Clytæmnestra, [260], [266], [275], [278], [279].