| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Polydamna" | Egypt | Goddess of healing and herbs Egypt |
| God name "Polydeukes" | Greek | horse god. One of the Dioskouroi twins; the other is Kastor. According to tradition, they are together åśśociated with a Spartan cult whence they originated. The pair probably derive from the Indo-European model of the ASVINS in Vedic mythology. Kastor is mortal while Polydeukes is immortal. Thus, during battle, Kastor is mortally wounded but, even in death, the two brothers remain inseparable. They rescue individuals from distress and danger, particularly at sea, and are thought to be embodied in the electrical discharges known as St. Elmo's Fire. Also Castor and POLLUX (Roman).... |
"Polydora" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Oceåñuś and Thetys. (Theogony of Hesiod 354) |
| King name "Polydorus" | Greek | 1. A son of Cadmus and Harmonia, was king of Thebes, and husband of Nycteis, by whom he became the father of Labdacus. (Theogony of Hesiod 978 ; Apollodorus iii) |
"Polyidus or Polyeidus" | Greek | 2. A son of the Trojan Eurydamas, and a brother of Abas, was slain by Diomedes. Greek |
"Polymede" | Greek | A daughter of Autolycus, was married to Aeson, and by him became the mother of Jason. Apollonius Rhodius ( Argonautica) calls her Alcimede. Greek |
"Polymela" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Peleus, and the wife of Menoetius, by whom she became the mother of Patroclus. In some traditions she is called Philomela. |
"Polymnia" | Greek | The muse of sacred hymn and eloquence. Greek |
| Nymph name "Polyphemus" | Greek | 1. The celebrated Cyclops in the island of Thrinacia, was a son of Poseidon, and the nymph Thoosa. |
| Nymph name "Polyphemus or Polypheme" | Greek | The celebrated Cyclops in the island of Thrinacia, was a son of Poseidon, and the nymph Thoosa. |
"Pomona" | Roman | The Roman divinity of the fruit of trees, hence called Pomorum Patrona. Her name is evidently connected with Pomum. She is represented by the poets as having been beloved by several of the rustic divinities, such as Silvåñuś, Picus, Vertumnus, and others. Her worship must originally have been of considerable importance, as we learn from Varro that a special priest, under the name Pomonalis, was appointed to attend to her service. It is not impossible that Pomona may in reality be nothing but the personification of one of the attributes of Ops. |
| Goddess name "Pomona" | Roman | Goddess of orchards and gardens. Consort of VERTUMNUS generally represented by garden implements and offered fruits and flowers.... |
| God name "Pon" | Yukaghir / Siberia | The Supreme creator god worshiped from prehistoric times until at least 1900 C. E. |
| Monster name "Pongo" | George | The terrible monster of Sicily. A cross between a "land-tiger and sea-shark." He devoured five hundred Sicilians, and left the island for twenty miles round without inhabitant. This amphibious monster was slain by the three sons of St. George. |
| God name "Pontos" | Greek | A god of the sea |
| God name "Pontos" | Greek | God of the sea. His mother and consort is GAIA and he is the father of the sea gods NEREUS and PHORKYS.... |
"Pontus" | Greek | Or Pontos, the Protogonoi and personification of the sea, is described in the ancient cosmogony as a son of Gaea, and as the father of Nereus, Thamnas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia, by his own mother. Hyginus calls him a son of Aether and Gaea, and also åśśigns to him somewhat different descendants. Greek |
"Pope" | Greek | A priest who knocked on the head the ox offered in sacrifice, and cut it up, a very small part being burnt, and all the rest distributed to those concerned in the sacrifice. Wine was poured between the horns, but the priest first sipped it, and all those who åśśisted him. After the beast had been stunned it was stabbed, and the blood was caught in a vessel used for the purpose, for the shedding of blood was indispensable in every sacrifice. It was the duty of the pope to see that the victim to be sacrificed was without spot or blemish, and to ascertain that it had never been yoked to the plough. The head was crowned with a fillet, and the horns gift. Apparently the Roman soldiers of Pontius Pilate made a mockery imitation of these Roman and Greek sacrifices. |
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