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Phthiotis (64). Northern borderlands of Thessaly. Pipla (105). A spring dedicated to the Muses. Piraeus (64). Natural port just outside Athens. Piso (28, 47). Contemporary of Cicero, possibly Julius Caesar’s father-in-law. Pollux (37, 68b). Castor’s twin. As a pair they are the Dioscuri. Pugilist. Polyxena (64). Sacrificed as an offering by Priam for Achilles’ death, to be his bride in the Underworld. Pompey (113). General and politician, rival and, eventually, son-in-law to Caesar. Pontus / ic (4, 29). The Black Sea and parts of the surrounding coast including Bulgaria and Romania. Porcius (47). Unknown. Postumia /us (27, 67). Probably brother and sister, but otherwise unknown. Priapus (47). God of gardens and lust. Usually identified as having a large phallus. Prometheus (64). Stole fire (free will) and gave it to Mankind. Chained to rock for thirty years for his pains by Jupiter with an eagle eating his liver until released by Hercules. Propontis (4). Sea between Dardanelles and the Black Sea. Protesilaus (68b). First Greek ashore at Troy, and first to die. Husband of Laodamia. Quintia (86). Unknown. Quintilia (96). Wife to Calvus. Quintius (82, 100). Unknown. Ravidius (40). Unknown love rival. 168   .  catullus
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Remus (28, 58). One of the mythical brothers and founders of Rome. Rhamnusia /n (66, 68b). Same as Nemesis, same as Fate. Rhesus (58b). Thracian king of myth, whose fast horses were acquired by Odysseus and Diomedes. Rhodes (4). Large island in the southeast of the Aegean Sea. Rhoeteum (65). Meaning Trojan. Romulus (28, 29, 34, 49). One of the mythical brothers and founders of Rome. Rufa, Rufulus (59). Sister and brother (?), unknown. Rusticus (54). Unknown. Sabine (39, 44). A region near Tibur, but not fashionable. The people had a reputation for toughness. Sacae (11). Nomads wandering in the region now known as Tashkent. Saetabis (12). Famous for its Spanish linen. Salisubsalian (17). Otherwise unknown local deity to the town of Colonia. Sappho (35). Greek lyric poet of the seventh century bce, who lived on Lesbos. Poem 51 is Catullus’s translation of her Fragment 31. Satrachus (95). River in Cyprus. Meeting place for Adonis and Aphrodite. Saturnalia (14). Midwinter celebration. Roman version of Christmas. Satyrs (64). Hooved and horned followers of Dionysus. Scamander, River (64). River running from Mount Ida to the Hellespont. Scylla (60, 64). Twelve-headed monster waiting for sailors opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis. Septimius (45). Unknown. glossary .   169

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Phthiotis (64). Northern borderlands of Thessaly. Pipla (105). A spring dedicated to the Muses. Piraeus (64). Natural port just outside Athens. Piso (28, 47). Contemporary of Cicero, possibly Julius Caesar’s father-in-law. Pollux (37, 68b). Castor’s twin. As a pair they are the Dioscuri. Pugilist. Polyxena (64). Sacrificed as an offering by Priam for Achilles’ death, to be his bride in the Underworld. Pompey (113). General and politician, rival and, eventually, son-in-law to Caesar. Pontus / ic (4, 29). The Black Sea and parts of the surrounding coast including Bulgaria and Romania. Porcius (47). Unknown. Postumia /us (27, 67). Probably brother and sister, but otherwise unknown. Priapus (47). God of gardens and lust. Usually identified as having a large phallus. Prometheus (64). Stole fire (free will) and gave it to Mankind. Chained to rock for thirty years for his pains by Jupiter with an eagle eating his liver until released by Hercules. Propontis (4). Sea between Dardanelles and the Black Sea. Protesilaus (68b). First Greek ashore at Troy, and first to die. Husband of Laodamia. Quintia (86). Unknown. Quintilia (96). Wife to Calvus. Quintius (82, 100). Unknown. Ravidius (40). Unknown love rival.

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