Mysteries. Secret Roman/Greek religious cults. Orphic.

Narcissus. Greek youth, loved by Echo, loved his own image.

Navarino, Battle. 1827. Greeks/Allies naval defeat of Egypt/Turks.

Nemesis. Greek goddess of retribution.

Neoptolemus. Mythic Greek hero. Killed Priam in Trojan War.

Nestor. Legendary Greek king, famed for eloquence, wisdom and foresight.

Nike. Greek winged goddess of victory.

Nyx. Greek personification (female) of night.

Olympia. Home of ancient Greek games. 776BC-393 AD.

Olympiad. Greek measure of time = 4 years.

Olympians. 12 Greek gods residing on Mt. Olympus.

Origen. c185-254. Alexandrian. Sought to justify Christianity in terms of Greek philosophy. On First Principles.

Orion. Greek mythical hunter.

Orpheus. Mythical Greek poet. Tamed animals with lyre. Music charmed underworld gods in bid to free wife.

Orphic Mysteries. 547BC-. Ascetic Greek cult.

Paean. Greek physician to the gods.

Paeonius. c450-400BC. Greek sculptor. Winged Victory c420BC.

Palaemon. Greek god of ships = Portunus.

Palamedes. Mythical Greek hero. Invented numbers, alphabet, coins.

Pallas. Greek giant killed by Athena.

Pan. Greek god of fertility and nature. Inventor of shepherd’s flute. Half man half goat. =Faunus.

Pandora. First woman of Greek legend. Opened box of human ills. Hope remains in box.

Papadopoulos, Georgios. 1919-99. Greek Prime Minister 1967-73, President 1973-5 during Reign of Greek Colonels. 1975 Life imprisonment.

Pappus of Alexandria. Greek mathematician. Collection c340 of Greek works.

Páros. Greek island source of white marble. Parthenon.

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