Par-nas-sian laurel, wreath from Parnassus, crown awarded to successful poets, [47].

Par-nas´sus, mountain near Delphi, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, [16], [19], [20], [43], [297].

Par´sees, Persian fire-worshippers (Zoroastrians), of whom there are still thousands in Persia and India, [320].

Par´the-non, the temple of Athene Parthenos (“the Virgin”) on the Acropolis of Athens, [155], [304].

Passe-breul´, Tristram’s horse, [462].

Pa-tro´clus, friend of Achilles, killed by Hector, [218], [219], [220], [221], [225].

Pe´cheur, King, uncle of Perceval, [483].

Peers, the, [656].

Peg´a-sus, winged horse, born from the sea-foam and the blood of Medusa, [124]-[126].

Pe´leus, king of the Myrmidons, father of Achilles by Thetis, [138], [173], [211].