1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Paetus

A cognomen in many Roman gentes, signified a person who had a slight cast in the eye.

Pagasae or Pagasa. A town of Thessaly, on the coast of Magnesia. It was the port of Iolcos, and afterwards of Pherae, and is celebrated in mythology as the place where Jason built the ship Argo.

Palaemon or Palemon. A sea deity, son of Athamas and Ino. His original name was Melicerta. He assumed the name of Palaemon after being changed into a sea deity by Neptune.

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