Towards Phœbus’ lodging.”
Shakespeare.
Phor′cus. A son of Neptune, father of the Gorgons.
Phryx′us, see Golden Fleece.
Picum′nus. A rural divinity, who presided over the manuring of lands, called also Sterentius.
Pi′cus. A son of Saturn, father of Faunus, was turned into a woodpecker by Circe, whose love he had not requited.
Pier′ides. A name of the Muses, derived from Pieria, a fountain near Mount Olympus, where they were supposed to have been born. Also, the daughters of Pierus, a king of Macedonia, who settled in Bœotia. They challenged the Muses to sing, and were changed into magpies.
Pillar, see Calpe.
Pilum′nus. A rural divinity, which presided over the corn while it was being ground.
Pine-Tree, see Atys.