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Phīneus King of Salmydessus; in Thrace. He possessed the gift of ...; Brother of Cepheu… Phintĭa a city in Sicily; Alicata; Licata Phintĭas a Pythagorean; celebrated for his friendship with Damon phlĕbŏtŏmĭa blood-letting; phlebotomy phlĕbŏtŏmĭcē blood-letting; phlebotomy phlĕbŏtŏmo v. a. to let blood from; to bleed; phlebotomize phlĕbŏtŏmus a lancet; a fleam Phlĕgĕthon a river in the Lower World; which ran with fire instead o... phlegma a clammy humor of the body; phlegm phlegmătĭcus adj. full of phlegm; phlegmatic phlegmŏnē a burning heat; inflammation beneath the skin Phlĕgon one of the four horses of the sun phlĕgontis Phlegra adj. a country of Macedonia; afterwards called Pallene; where ...; Phlegrœan Phlegraeus Phlegraeus one of the Centaurs Phlĕgўae a predatory people from Thrace; Thessaly; who destroyed t... Phlĕgўas the son of Mars; king of the Lapithœ; and father of Ixion... phlĕos Phlīāsĭus adj. Phlīuntĭi Phlīūs a city of Peloponnesus; between Sicyon and Argolis; at th...; belonging to Phli… phlŏgĭnos a flamecolored gem phlŏgītes phlŏgītis a flamecolored gem phlŏmis mullein phlŏmos mullein phlox flower phŏba a corymb; N. cr Phŏbētor son of Morpheus phŏbŏdipsos hydrophobia phōcă a seal; sea-dog; sea-calf Phōcaea a maritime town of Ionia; a colony of the Athenians; whos... Phōcăĭcus Phōcăis Phōcenses Phōcēus Phōcĭi Phōcĭon an Athenian general; a contemporary of Demosthenes; whose... phōcis a kind of pear-tree on the isle of Chios Phōcis the country between Bœotia and Ætolia; in which were the ... Phōcus son of Æacus; who was slain by his brother Peleus Phoebas Phoēbē The moongoddess; sister of Phœbus; Diana; A daughter of Leda and sister of Hele… Phoebēĭus Phoebēum a temple of Phœbus; from which a place near Sparta receiv... Phoebēus Phoebĭgĕna son of Phœbus; an appellation of Æsculapius Phoebus a poetical appellation of Apollo as the god of light; the... Phoenīcē Phœnicia; a country of Syria; especially celebrated for t... phoenīcē a kind of barley; mouse-barley Phoenīcĭa phoenīcītis a precious stone Phoenīcĭus phoenīcŏbălănus the Egyptian date phoenīcoptĕrus the flamingo; phenicopter; in lemm. phoenīcūrus a bird; the redtail; redstart Phoenīcūsa one of the Æolian islands; Filicuri Phoenissus Phoenix a Phœnician Phoenix The son of Amyntor; who was given by Peleus to Achilles as a companion in the T… phoenix the phœnix; a fabulous bird in Arabia. It was said to liv... Phŏlŏē A forestclad mountain in Arcadia; on the borders of Elis; A mountain in Thessal… Phŏlus a Centaur; son of Ixion phōnascus A teacher of singing and declamation; A musical director; chorister phōnēma a saying Phŏnōlĕnĭdes son of Phonolenus; a Lapitha phŏnos another name of the plant Phorbas the name of several mythic personages Phorcis phorcus Phorcus son of Neptune; father of Medusa and the other Gorgons; a... phŏrĭmon a kind of alum phorineum vīnum a kind of wine phormĭo wicker-work of reeds; rushes; a mat Phormĭo The name of a parasite in Terence; in a play of the same ...; A Peripatetic phi… Phŏrōneus son of Inachus; king of Argos; and brother of Io phosphŏrĕus adj. belonging to the morning-star Phosphŏrus The morning-star; A name of Harpocrates Phōtīnus a male proper name; the bishop of Sirmium; founder of a C... Phrăātes the name of several kings of Parthia Phradmon a celebrated statuary of Argos Phragandae a city in Thrace phragmītes a kind of reed growing in hedges Phrăhātes phrăsis diction phrĕnēsis madness; frenzy phrĕnētĭcus adj. mad; frantic; in lemm phrĕnĭon a plant phrĕnītĭcus phrĕnītis phrĕnītīzo v. n. to be mad; crazy; frantic Phrixus son of Athamas and Nephele; and brother of Helle; with wh...; Phrixian; made of… phrŏnēsis understanding; good sense; prudence phrygănĭon an animal Phrўges the Phrygians; a people of Asia Minor; noted among the an...; Phrygian Phrȳnē A celebrated hetœra in Athens; so wealthy that she offere...; A Roman courtesan… phrȳnĭon a plant; called also phrȳnos a kind of venomous frog; living in thorn-hedges Phryx a river in Ionia; rising in Lydia; and falling into the H...