Works of Anacreon: Glossary. P - S

Monarch Notes, 20050229 by Anacreon

Anacreon Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Glossary. P - S Pachynum Southeast promontory of Sicily. The gods were supposed to visit their favorite spots once a year. Palaemon Son of Ino who was driven mad by Juno. She threw herself and her son into the sea, and they were changed to sea-gods. Palamedes Ulysses, not wishing to join the expedition for Troy, pretended madness; but Palamedes proved he was sane, which earned him the hatred of Ulysses.

For his revenge Ulysses later forged a letter from Priam to Palamedes arranging for the latter to betray the Greeks. As further proof, Ulysses hid some gold in Palamedes' tent. He was therefore found guilty and put to death. Palici Twin gods of Sicily, sons of Jupiter and the nymph Thalia, who...

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