Phaedrus – Pirene
Phaedrus
A Thracian who became one of the freedmen of the emperor Augustus. He translated the fables of Aesop into Iambic verse.
Pharmacusa
An island off the coast of Miletus, where Julius Caesar was taken prisoner by pirates.
Pharsalia
A town of Thessaly, famous for the great battle fought there between Julius Caesar and Pompey, in which the former obtained the victory.
Pherecrates
One of the best poets of the Old Comedy, contemporary with Aristophanes.
He invented a new meter, which was named, after him, the Pherecratean.
Phidias
A celebrated sculptor of Athens, who died B. C. 432. He executed a statue of Minerva, which was placed in the Pantheon.
Phidon
A king of Argos, who extended his sovereignty over the greater part of the
Phlegethon
A river in the infernal regions, between the banks of which flames of fire flowed instead of water.
Phocis
A country in Northern Greece.
Phoebus (The Bright or Pure). An epithet of Apollo.
Phoenice
A country of Asia, on the coast of Syria.
Phrygia
A country of Asia Minor.
Phryne
A beautiful woman who lived at Athens about 328 years before the Christian era. was beloved by Praxiteles, who painted her portrait.
Pirene
A celebrated fountain at Corinth, at which Bellerophon is said to have caught the horse Pegasus.