Pasiphaë. Greek wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne and Minotaur.

Paul I. 1901-64. Greek king 1947-. Resisted Communism.

Pegasus. Greek mythical winged horse.

Peleus. Mythical Greek king of Myrmidons. Achilles’ father.

Peloponnesian War, Second. 431-404BC. Sparta defeats Athens, beginning Greek decline.

Persephone. Greek goddess of fertility abducted by Hades.

Persian Wars. 490-479BC. Greek city-states repel Persian invasion.

Phaedo. c417BC. Greek Socratic philosopher. Dialectics, ethics.

Phaedra. Mythical Greek princess. Falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.

Phalanx. 7C BC. Greek infantry formation in 8 rows.

Phidias. c490-430BC. Greek sculptor. Parthenon frieze. 42 foot gold and ivory statue of Zeus at Olympia. 7 Wonders.

Philadelphia. Greek name for Amman, Jordan.

Philo. c20BC-50. Alexandrian Jew. Reconciled Jewish faith with Greek reason.

Philoctetes. Mythical Greek warrior. Killed Paris at Troy.

Philomela. Mythical Greek princess. Raped by Tereus. Tongue cut out.

Philostratus. 3C Greek Sophist. Lives of Sophists. Imagines.

Phoebe. Greek Titan, associated with moon.

Pindar. c522-443BC. Greek Epicurean lyric poet of odes celebrating athletic victories.

Planudes Maximus. 1260-c1310. Byzantine monk. Edited Greek Anthology of prose and poetry 1302.

Plato. c428-347BC. Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates’ Dialogs. Free-will. Republic. “There exist absolute truths. Mind imprints its idea on matter. Mind has always existed and seeks to free itself from matter and return to God.” Founded Academy c387. Symposium c384. Apologia c399. Quest for good will lead to harmony in the world.

Pleiades. 7 Greek mythological daughters of Atlas, became constellation.

Plotinus. 205-270. Greek philosopher. His Neoplatonism influenced Islam, Christianity. Quest for Good through intelligence. “Creation is fall from God. Evil is the nature of man. Good is freedom from senses.”

Plutarch. c50-119+. Greek/Roman biographer and moralist. Influenced Rousseau. Parallel Lives.

Pluto. Greek underworld king = Hades = Orcus = Pater Dis. Planet discovered by Tombaugh, 1930. Disney dog named after planet, 1931.

Polybius. c200-118BC. Greek historian. 40 vol History of Rome.

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