PARIAHS, lowest caste of Hindus
PARIS, son of Priam and Hecuba, who eloped with Helen (which.
See)
PARNASSIAN LAUREl, wreath from Parnassus, crown awarded to successful poets
PARNASSUS, mountain near Delphi, sacred to Apollo and the Muses
PARSEES, Persian fire worshippers (Zoroastrians), of whom there are still thousands in Persia and India
PARTHENON, the temple of Athene Parthenos ("the Virgin") on the
Acropolis of Athens
PASSEBREUL, Tristram's horse
PATROCLUS, friend of Achilles, killed by Hector
PECHEUR, King, uncle of Perceval
PEERS, the