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territory, ambushed him, held him down and cut him up.<br />
panaderÃa Spanish for bakery<br />
Parthenon a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its construction began in 447 B.C.E., when<br />
the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power.<br />
Pegasus a winged divine horse; sired by Poseidon in his role as horse god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa; the brother of Chrysaor<br />
Pelopion a funerary monument to Pelops located in Olympia, Greece<br />
Peloponnese a large peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece, separated from the northern part of the country by the Gulf of<br />
Corinth<br />
Pelops According to Greek myth, the son of Tantalus and the grandson of Zeus. When he was a boy, his father cut him into pieces,<br />
cooked him and served him as a feast for the gods. The gods detected the trick and restored him to life.<br />
Penelope Queen of Ithaca and Odysseusâ€s wife. During her husbandâ€s twenty-year absence, she remained faithful to him,<br />
fending off a hundred arrogant suitors.<br />
Periboia a giantess; the youngest daughter of Porphyrion, the king of the giants<br />
Phobos panic, the twin of Deimos (fear), son of Ares and Aphrodite<br />
Philip of Macedonia a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 359 B.C.E. until his assassination in 336 B.C.E. He was<br />
the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III.<br />
Phlegethon the River of Fire that flows from Hadesâ€s realm down into Tartarus; it keeps the wicked alive so they can endure the<br />
torments of the Field of Punishment<br />
Phorcys a primordial god of the dangers of the sea; son of Gaia; brother-husband of Keto<br />
piragua a frozen treat made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavoured syrup, from Puerto Rico<br />
Pluto the Roman god of death and riches. Greek form: Hades<br />
Polybotes the giant son of Gaia, the Earth Mother; born to kill Poseidon<br />
Pompeii In 79 C.E., this Roman town near modern Naples was destroyed when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and covered it in<br />
ash, killing thousands of people.<br />
Pontifex Maximus Roman high priest to the gods<br />
Porphyrion the king of the Giants in Greek and Roman mythology<br />
Poseidon the Greek god of the sea; son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and brother of Zeus and Hades. Roman form: Neptune<br />
praetor elected Roman magistrate and commander of the army<br />
propylon an outer monumental gateway standing before a main gateway (as of a temple)<br />
Pylos a town in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece<br />
Python a monstrous serpent that Gaia appointed to guard the oracle at Delphi<br />
Repellere equites Latin for Repel horsemen; a square formation used by Roman infantry to resist cavalry<br />
retiarius a gladiator who uses a trident and a weighted net<br />
Romulus and Remus the twin sons of Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. They were thrown into the River Tiber by their human<br />
father, Amulius, and rescued and raised by a she-wolf. Upon reaching adulthood, they founded Rome.<br />
Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) meaning ‘The Senate and People of Romeâ€, refers to the government of the Roman<br />
Republic and is used as an official emblem of Rome<br />
shadow-travel a form of transportation that allows creatures of the Underworld and children of Hades to travel to any desired place on<br />
earth or in the Underworld, although it makes the user extremely fatigued<br />
Sibylline Books a collection of prophecies in rhyme written in Greek. Tarquinius Superbus, a king of Rome, bought them from a<br />
prophetess named Sibyl and consulted them in times of great danger.<br />
Somnus Roman god of sleep. Greek form: Hypnos<br />
Spartans citizens of the Greek city Sparta; soldiers of Ancient Sparta, especially its renowned infantry<br />
Spes goddess of hope; the Feast of Spes, the Day of Hope, falls on 1 August<br />
Straits of Corinth a shipping canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea<br />
Tartarus husband of Gaia; spirit of the abyss; father of the giants; also the lowest part of the Underworld<br />
Terminus the Roman god of boundaries and landmarks<br />
Terra the Roman goddess of the earth. Greek form: Gaia<br />
Thoon a giant born to kill the Three Fates<br />
Three Fates Even before there were gods there were the Fates: Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, the measurer, who<br />
determines how long a life will be; and Atropos, who cuts the thread of life with her shears.<br />
Titans a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of Ouranos and Gaia, who ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a<br />
race of younger gods, the Olympians
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