Chapter 16: P

Pallas – Second generation Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia, lover of Styx, father to Zelos, Nike, Bia and Cratus. Greek god of Battle.

Pandion (i) - Mortal king, son of Erichthonius and Praxithea, husband of Zeuxippe, father of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela, king of Athens

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.

Panopeus - Mortal hero, son of Phocus and Asteria, father of Epeius, Calydonian Boar Hunter

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.

Periclymenus - Mortal prince, son of Neleus and Chloris, grandson of Poseidon. Prince of Pylos.

Pelionides - Nymphs, daughters of Chiron and Chariclo. Nymphs of Mount Pelion

Perieres - Mortal king, son of Aeolus and Enarete, husband of Gorgophone,  father of Tyndareus and Icarius amongst others. King of Messenia.

Periphetes - Mortal bandit, son of Hephaestus and Anticleia.

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.

Phaedra  - Mortal queen, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, wife of Theseus, mother of Demophon and Acamas. Queen of Athens.

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.

Phlegyas - Mortal king, son of Ares and Chryse, father of Coronis. King of  Orchomenus

Phocus - Mortal, illegitimate son of Aeacus by Psamathe, brother of Telamon and Peleus. Gave name to region of Phocis.

Phoenix (i) – Mortal king, son of Agenor and Telephassas, brother of Cadmus and Europa, husband of Cassiopeia. Founder of Phoenicia.

Phoenix  (ii) - Mortal king, son of Amyntor, King of Dolopia.

Phorbas - Mortal hero, son of Triopas and Hiscilla, hero of Rhodes.

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.

Pierides - Mortals, daughters of Pierus

Pierus - Mortal king, son of Macedon, father of the Pierides, King of Pella

Pisidice (i) - Mortal Queen, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, wife of Myrmidon, mother of  Actor, Antiphus, Hiscilla and Eupolemia. Queen of Phthia

Pisidice (ii) - Mortal princess. Princess of Methymna

Pittheus - Mortal king, son of Pelops and Hippodamia, father of Aethra. King of Troezen.

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.

Plemnaeus - Mortal king, son of Peratus, father of Orthopolis. King of Sicyon.

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.

Polybotes - Gigante, son of Gaia

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.

Polydora (i) - Mortal princess, daughter of Peleus and Antigone, wife of Borus, lover of Spercheus, mother of Menesthius.

Polydorus (i) – Mortal king, son of Cadmus and Harmonia, husband of Nycteis, and father of Labdacus. King of Thebes.

Polydorus (ii) - Mortal prince, son of Priam and Hecabe, prince of Troy

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.

Polynices - Mortal, son of Oedipus and Jocasta, husband of Aegia, father of Thersander, Timeas and Adrastus.

Polyphemus – Second generation Cyclops, son of Poseidon and Thoosa, lover of Galatea.

Pontus - Protogenoi, son of Gaia. Primordial Greek god of the Sea.

Porphyrion - Gigante, son of Ouranos and Gaia.

Poseidon – Olympian god, son of Cronos and Rhea. Greek god of the Sea and Water.

Procne - Mortal Queen, daughter of Pandion and Zeuxippe, wife of Tereus, mother of Itys, Queen of Thrace

Procris - Mortal princess, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens, brother of Cecrops, 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.

Pterelaus - Mortal king, son of Taphius, father of six sons and a daughter, Comaetho. King of Taphos

Pylades - Mortal prince, son of Strophius and Anaxiba, husband of Electra, father of Medon and Strophius

Pylas - Mortal king, son of Cteson, father of Pylia and Sciron. King of Megara and Pylos.

Pylia - Mortal queen, daughter of Pylas, husband of Pandion, 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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