Pskov, Government of, holy oak on the borders of, ii. 371 sq.

Psoloeis, the, at Orchomenus, iv. 163, 164

Psylli, a Snake clan, make war on the south wind, i. 331;

expose their infants to snakes, viii. 174 sq.

Ptarmigans and ducks, dramatic contest of the, among the Esquimaux, iv. 259

Pterelaus and his golden hair, xi. 103

Pteria, captured by Croesus, v. 128

Ptolemy Auletes, king of Egypt, offered by Cato the priesthood of Aphrodite at Paphos, v. 43

Ptolemy and Berenice, annual festival in honour of, vi. 35 n. 2

Ptolemy I. and Serapis, vi. 119 n.