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Pedaeus,

Antenors bastarde sonne.

Pedana,

A countrey by Rome.

Pedasus,

The sonne of Bucolion. Also a citie by Pylos. Also one of Achilles horses.

Pegasa,

A towne of Thessalia.

Pegasea,

The ship of the Argonautes was so called.

Pegaseus, and Pegaseius,

Of Pegasus.

Pegasicus sinus,

A bosome of the sea in Thessalie.

Pegasides,

The Muses.

Pégasus, si,

mas. gen. An horse which was feigned to haue winges. It is also a signe or number of Starres in heauen.

Pelagia,

A womans name of Antioche.

Pelasgi,

People which came out of Gréece, and inhabited Italy. They be also Arcadians.

Pelasgia,

A countrey in Gréece, called sometyme Thessa∣lia.

Pelasgias, adis,

One of Pelasgia.

Pelasgicus, a, um,

Of Arcadie.

Pelasgis,

A countrey in Gréece called Arcadie.

Pelethronij,

The Lapithes were so called.

Pelethronium,

A towne in Thessaly.

Peleus,

The sonne of king Aeacus, and father of Achilles.

Pelias, adis,

Of Achilles: vt, Pelias hasta, Achilles his speare.

Pelias, ae,

A king of Thessaly, vncle to Iason.

Pelicus,

A prince, of whome the people called Peligni, tooke their name.

Pelídes,

The surname of Achilles.

Peligni,

People in Italy which came out of Illyria.

Pelignus, a, um,

Of that people.

Pelion, lij,

neut. gen. An hill in Thessaly.

Pelius, and Peliacus, a, um,

Of Pelion.

Pella,

A citie in Macedoni••.

Pelléne,

A very auncient citie of Achaia.

Pelopeis, idis, and Pelopeias,

The daughter or ••éece of Pe∣lops.

Pelopidae,

They that descended of Pelops.

Pelopidas,

A noble man of Lacedemonia.

Pelopius, and Pelopeius, a, um,

Of Pelops.

Peloponnesius, and Peloponnesiacus, a, um,

Of Morea.

Peloponnesus,

A countrey in Gréece, called now Morea: on the north, it hath the gulphe of Corinth, Isthmos, and the sea of Crete: on the West and South: the sea Adri∣atike: on the East, the sea of Crete: so that it is almost cleane enuironed wyth the sea. In it were the famous kingdomes of Mycenae, of Argos, Lacedaemon, Arcadia, Sicyonia. &c. It is nowe vnder the Turke.

Pelops, pis,

The sonne of Tantalus, who vanquished on horsebacke in running, Oenomaus, father of Hippoda∣mia, and wedded hir. Vide Oenomaus.

Pelôrus, ri,

mas. gen. or Peloris, idis, An hill in Sicilie on the sea side.

Pelusiotae,

The inhabitauntes of Pelucium.

Pelusium,

A citie in Aegypt, and one of the mouthes of Nilus.

Penates,

The Gentiles called Goddes of mans lyfe. The Nominatiue case singular is after some Penas, after o∣ther Penatis.

Peneleus,

One of the fiue capitaines of Boeotia that came to Troy.

Penelope, es, or Penelopéa, ae,

The daughter of Icarus, & wife of Vlysses, most chast, wyse, and constant aboue all the women of hir tyme, who in the .xx. yeares that hyr husbande was absent, being sought vppon by dyuers wooers, which (woulde shée or no) abode in hir house, might neyther by fayre meanes nor menaces be induced to marry, or to consent to commit any folly. When hir wooers were very earnest to haue an aunswere, shée re∣quested so much respite vntill she had wouen vp a cloth that she was then in hande with. Which when they had granted, craftily in the night▪ she vnweaued as much as she had wrought vp in the day, and so from time to tyme draue them of without eyther aunswere, or much com∣ming in their companie. Whereof ryseth this prouerbe.

*Penelopes telam retexere,

which signifieth to doe and vn∣doe:

Peneus,

A ryuer in Gréece, that deuideth the countreyes of Aeolis, and Achaia.

Pentapolis,

A countrey betwéene Palestina, and Arabia, wherein were the Cities of Sodome and Gomor, bur∣ned by the vengeaunce of God, for sinne against nature.

Pentelici Hermae,

Were little Images of Mercurius made of Marble, called Pentelicus, which was one of the most fayrest stones that Images myght be made of.

Panthesilêa,

A Quéene of Amazones, which was slaine at the siege of Troy.

Pentheus dissyl.

The sonne of Echion.

Penthylus,

The sonne of Demonous, which came to the ayde of Xerxes, with .xij. shippes, and was taken pryso∣ner by the Gréekes.

Peraea,

The vttermost part of Iudaea, towarde Arabia and Aegypt.

Percosius,

A soothsayer, which fauoured the Troyans.

Percosius, a, um,

of the citie Percote.

Percote,

A citie of the countrey of Troas.

Perdica,

A part and a port of Lycia.

Perdiccas,

A noble man of Macedonie.

Perdix,

The name of a lame victualer of Aristophones.

Perga,

A towne in Pamphylia, whereof Diana was called Pergaea.

Pérgama, ôrum,

The towers of Troy. It is taken also for the citie of Troy.

Pergameus, a, um, and Pergamenus, a, um,

Of Troy.

Pergamus, or Pergamum,

A famous and riche citie in Asia the lesse, where Galen the most noble Phisition was borne.

Periander,

One of the seuen wise men of Gréece and king of Corinth.

Pericles,

A noble and valiaunt capitaine of the Athenians, excellent in witte and naturall eloquence: hée was in∣structed in philosophie by Anaxagoras, so that thereby he attayned vnto marueylous great knowledge, noble courage and pacience, insomuch that wh••n a lewde per∣son folowed him to his house, reuyling him all the way: When hée was come to his doore (then being night) Pe∣ricles commaunded one of his seruaunts to take a torch and bring him (who had rebuked him) home to hys house. Also he being in great estimation and authoritie among the people of Athens, woulde neuer be at anye feastes or bankettings, nor receyue of any man, any pre∣sents or giftes, nor did go to euery assembly or councell or being there, did speake or reason in euery matter, but reserued himselfe to thinges of very great importaunce. And yet séemed hée then to be very timerous. But yet his eloquence was so excellent, his voyce and pronun∣ciation so pleasaunt, his sentences so ponderous and ve∣hement, that hée neuer spake, but that thereto all men consented. And therefore it is written of him, that hée did fulminate his wordes, that is to say, that they pro∣céeded from him as thunder, and lyghtning. Hée was of such temperaunce, that although hée séemed to haue all the Athenians at his commaundement, yet he neuer en∣creased his owne reuenues the woorth of one farthing, but augmented the common treasure excéedingly. And such spoyle as came to his part in the warres, he did im∣ploy vppon grayne and vittayle, deuyding it among the people in the tyme of necessitie. Hée was vnfortunate onely in his owne chyldren, his eldest sonne Xantippus persecuting him wyth sundrie displeasures, and openly mocking him. Notwithstanding (as it was reason) he died miserably before his father. Finally Pericles being sicke vnto death, the noble men came to comfort hym, speaking softly they communed of his prowes, where he had victorie in nine great battayles. Hée hearing what they spake, sayde vnto them, that he much marueyled, that they so greatly extolled that thing, wherof the more part perteyned to fortune, and had happened to dyuers other capitaines as well as to him, and that they spake nothing of that which was most to be praysed. For ne∣uer man, s••yde he, (by mine occasion) had cause to putte mourning garment vpō him. Plutarchus in vitis. He was afore the incarnation of Christ .441. yeares.

Periclymenes,

Nestors brother.

Perillus,

An artificer, which made a bull of brasse, wherein∣to (being glowing hote) men shoulde be put, that in tor∣menting of them, by their crying, a noyse should issue out lyke the lowing or bellowing of a bull. The which en∣gine when Perillus had giuen vnto Phalaris the cruell tyranne: he caused him first to be put into it to prooue his owne experience.

Perinthius, a, um,

Of Heraclea.

Perinthus,

A citie of Thrace, which nowe is called Hera∣clea.

Peripatetici,

Philosophers of Aristotles sect or opinion.

Periphas,

A mans name in Virgil.

Perithous,

Looke Pirithous.

Permessus, aut Permessis, sidos,

A ryuer in Gréece, dedicate to the Muses.

Pero,

The daughter of Neleus, and sister of Nestor, a wo∣man of excéeding great beautie.

Perorsi,

A people of Aethiopia.

Persa,

A man or woman of the countrey of Persia.

Perseis,

A nymph, one of the daughters of Oceanus.

Persēis, seidis,

foem. gen. Of Persia: as,

Perséides herbae,

id est, magicae.

Persephone,

The surname of Proserpina.

Persepolis,

A citie in the countrey of Persia.

Perses,

The sonne of Perseus and Andromeda, of whome came the Persians. Also a king of Macedonie, vanqui∣shed by Aemilius: Another was brother of Hesiodus the Poet: An other, brother to Aeeta, father of Hecate.

Perseus, sei, and Perses, sis, or si,

A noble knight, which deli∣uered a fayre Ladie (called Andromeda) from a whale, and also slewe Medusa, which turned men into stones. Of his father and mother looke Danaë. Also it is a signe among the starres.

Persia, ae, Persis, Persidis, and Persida, dae,

A countrey in the east part of the world, which hath on the north, Media: on the west, Susiana: on the east, Carmania: on the south, the Persian sea, called Sinus Persicus: where now the Sophi reigneth.

Persicus, a, um,

Of Persia.

* Persici apparatus,

Sumptuous and rich prouision.

Persius,

The name of two learned Romaynes.

Perusia,

A citie in Italye, called commonlye Perugia, Pe∣rouse.

Perusinus, a, um,

Of Perouse.

Pessennius,

A mans name, a great friende of Ciceros.

Pessinuntia,

Looke Cibéle.

Pessinuntius, a, um,

Of or belonging to Cibéle.

Pessinus, nuntis,

A towne in Phrygia, where was a temple dedicate vnto Cibéle.

Pestanae,

Certayne valleyes in Campania, where flowers doe spring twise in a yeare: whereof the most perfite roses be called Pestanae rosae.

Petalus,

A mans name.

Petasati,

Were the surnames of Castor and Pollux.

Petilia,

A citie in Lucania.

Petosiris,

A famous Astronomer of Aegypt.

Petra,

A towne in Sicilie by Hybla. Also a towne of Ara∣bie, whereof Arabia Petraea is named.

Petrae Sirenum,

A towne of Lucania.

Petracorij,

A people of a place in Fraunce called commonly Perigort.

Petraea,

A nymph of the sea.

Petronia, ae,

A lyttle brooke running into the ryuer of Ty∣ber. Also the wife of Vitellius the Emperour.

Petuscum.

A part of the citie of Rome.

Peuce,

An yle in the ryuer Ister.