Pertaining to Olympus, the
seat of the gods.
_Orion_ (o ri' on). A giant hunter, whose name was
given to a constellation.
_Orpheus_ (or' fe us). A poet and musician, who with
his sweet lyre charmed the very rocks and trees
to follow him.
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_Pactolus_ (pak to' lus). A river of Lydia.
_Pegasus_ (peg' a sus). A winged horse belonging to
Apollo and the Muses.
_Perdix_ (per' diks). The nephew of Daedalus; changed
by Athena into a partridge.
_Phaeton_ (fa' e ton). A son ot Apollo.
_Phenice_ (fe ni' se). Phoenicia; Tyre and Sidon; a
land west of Palestine.
_Philemon_ (fi le' mun). An aged Phrygian, the husband
of Baucis.
_Phrygia_ (frij' i a). A country of Asia Minor.
_Pirene_ (pi re' ne). The fountain at which Pegasus
could be found.
_Pleiades_ (ple' ya dez). The seven daughters of Atlas.
Made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
_Pluto_ (plu' to). The god of the lower world, or Hades.
_Pollux_ (pol' luks). A famous pugilist, and twin
brother of Castor.
_Poseidon_ (po sei' don). The Greek name of Neptune.
_Prometheus_ (pro me' the us). The Titan who gave
fire to man.
_Proserpina_ (pro ser' pi na). The daughter of Ceres.
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