A TO Z OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY - P

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  • Pallas – Second generation Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia, lover of Styx, father to Zelos, Nike, Bia and Cratus. Greek god of Battle.
  • Pandion (ii) - Mortal king, son of Cecrops II and Metiadusa, wife of Pylia, father of Aegeas, Nisus, Pallas and Lycos. King of Athens and Megara. 
  • Parthenopeus - Mortal hero, son of Atalanta and Meleager, or Ares, or Melanion. One of the "Seven Against Thebes". 
  • Pasiphae - Minor goddess, daughter of Helios and Perse, wife of King Minos of Crete, and mother of many children including the Minotaur and Ariadne. 
  • Pasithea - Charites goddess (occasionally named), daughter Dionysus or Hera, wife of Hypnos. Greek goddess of Rest and Relaxation.
  • Patroclus – Greek hero, son of Menoetius and possibly Sthenele, best friend of Achilles. Suitor of Helen and one of the Achaean leaders at Troy. 
  • Peneleus - mortal hero, son of Hippalcmus and Asterope, father of Opheltes. Achaean hero at Troy and regent of Thebes
  • Periboia - Oceanid nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, wife of Lelantos, mother of Aura. 
  • Perse – Oceanid nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, lover of Helios, mother of Circe and Aeetes. 
  • Persephone – Olympian era goddess, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and wife of Hades. Queen of the Underworld, and Greek goddess of Spring Growth.
  • Perses (i) – Second generation Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia, wife of Asteria, father of Hecate. Greek god of Destruction.
  • Perses  (ii) - Mortal king, son of Helios and Perseis, brother to Aeetes, Circe and Pasiphae. King of Tauric Chersonese and Colchis.
  • Perseus - Demi-god, son of Zeus and Danae, husband of Andromeda, and father of the Perseids. King of Mycenae and vanquisher of Medusa. 
  • Phaethon (i) - Astra Planeta god, son of Astraeus and Eos. Greek god of the planet Jupiter.
  • Phaethon (ii) - Son of Helios and Clymene, adopted son of Merops, brother of the Heliades. 
  • Phainon - Astra Planeta god, son of Astraeus and Eos. Greek god of the planet Saturn. 
  • Phanes - Protogenoi god, born from the World Egg at beginning of time. Primordial god of the Orphic Tradition.
  • Philammon - Mortal, son of Apollo and Chione, father of Thamyris. Legendary musician.
  • Philoctetes - Mortal hero, son of Poeas. King of Meliboea, hero of Trojan War and present in Wooden Horse. 
  • Philonoe - Mortal princess, daughter of Iobates, sister of Stheneboea, wife of Bellerophon. 
  • Phocus - Mortal, illegitimate son of Aeacus by Psamathe, brother of Telamon and Peleus. Gave name to region of Phocis. 
  • Phoenix – Mortal king, son of Agenor and Telephassas, brother of Cadmus and Europa, husband of Cassiopeia. Founder of Phoenicia. 
  • Phorcys - Early sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, husband of Ceto, father of Echidna, the Graeae and Gorgons. Greek god of the hidden dangers of the sea. 
  • Phrixus – Mortal, son of Athamas and Nephele, husband of Chalciope, father of Argus, Cytisorus, Melas and Phrontis. 
  • Pleiades - Group of nymphs, seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Attendants of Artemis and nurses of Dionysus. 
  • Pleione – Oceanid Nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, wife of Atlas, and mother of Hyas, the Hyades and the Pleiades. 
  • Plutus - Minor god, son of Demeter and Iasion. Greek god of Agricultural Bounty and Wealth. 
  • Poeas - Mortal king, father of Thaumacus, father of Philoctetes. King of Meliboea. 
  • Pollux - Immortal hero, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor, Helen and Clytemnestra. Hero present amongst the Argonauts. 
  • Polycaon -  Mortal king, son of Lelex, husband of Messene, King of Messenia
  • Polydectes - Mortal, son of Magnes. King of Seriphos, suitor of Danae, and setter of Perseus' quest. 
  • Polydorus (i) – Mortal king, son of Cadmus and Harmonia, husband of Nycteis, and father of Labdacus. King of Thebes. 
  • Polyhymnia – Younger Muse, muse of religious hymns, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. 
  • Polymede – Mortal, daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea, occasionally named wife of Aeson and mother of Jason. 
  • Polyphemus – Second generation Cyclops, son of Poseidon and Thoosa, lover of Galatea. 
  • Pontus - Protogenoi, son of Gaia. Primordial Greek god of the Sea.
  • Poseidon – Olympian god, son of Cronos and Rhea. Greek god of the Sea and Water. 
  • Procris - Mortal princess, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens, brother of Cecerops, husband of Cephelaus. One time owner of Laelaps. 
  • Proetus - Mortal king, son of Abas and Aglaea, brother of Acrisius, husband of Stheneboea. King of Tiryns. 
  • Prometheus – Second Generation Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, husband of Pronoia, and father of Deucalion. Greek god of forethought.
  • Pronoia – Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, husband of Prometheus, mother of Deucalion. Greek goddess of Foresight.
  • Proteus - Sea God, son of Poseidon, husband of Psamathe, father of Eidothea. Found on Lemnos. Greek god of Seals.
  • Psamathe - Nereid nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris, wife of Proteus. Beloved by Aeacus, and mother of Phocus. Greek goddess of Sandy Beaches.
  • Pylas - Mortal king, son of Cteson, father of Pylia and Sciron. King of Megara and Pylos.
  • Pylia - Mortal queen, daughter of Pylas, sister of Sciron, mother of Aegeas, Nisus, Pallas and Lycos. Queen of Megara.
  • Pyroeis - Astra Planeta god, son of Astraeus and Eos. Greek god of the planet Mars. 
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Persephone
Persephone - Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) - PD-art-100
Prometheus
Prometheus Carrying Fire - Jan Cossiers (1600-1671) - Pd-art-100
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