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phaunos a parasitic plant Phăyllēus Phēgeus the father of Alphesibœa; belonging to Phegeus; Phegean; daughter of Phegeus; A… phēlēta a cheat; rogue; robber phellandrĭon a plant with leaves like ivy phellos the cork-tree;; the part of the water-clock made from it; the cork Phēmĭus A celebrated player on the cithara in Ithaca;; a good cithara-player; A Roman s… Phēmŏnŏē a daughter of Apollo; priestess at Delphi; a prophetess Phĕnĕos a town of Arcadia; with a lake of the same name; the fabled Stygian waters; the… phengītes phengite; selenite; erystallized gypsum phĕos a prickly plant; also called Phĕrae the name of several cities;; The capital of; the residence of Admetus; Velestin… Phĕrē^clēus adj. belonging to Phercelus; Phereclean Phĕrecrătĭus adj. belonging to the Grecian poet Pherecrates; Pherecratian; in carm Phĕrēcўădae Phĕrĕcȳdes A celebrated philosopher from Syros; an instructor of Pythagoras; belonging to … Phĕres the name of a Trojan; acc Phĕrētĭădes son of Pheres; king of Pherœ; the inhabitants of Naples; the Neapolitans; Pherētus son of Jason and Medea Pherĭnum a castle in Thessaly phĕrombros another name for pheugȳ^drŏs adj. hydrophobic pheuxaspĭdĭon another name of the plant phĭăla A broad; shallow; drinking-vessel; a saucer; in lemm.; Phĭăla a companion of Diana Phīdĭas a famous sculptor; contemporary with Pericles; who made the celebrated statue o… Phīdippĭdes a famous courier at Athens Phīdippus Grandson of Hercules; one of Helen's suitors; A famous courier; A physician of … phīdĭtĭa Phīdon a descendant of Hercules; to whom is attributed the invention of weights and me… Phĭlădelphīa an important city of Lydia; the town and ruins of Allasher; the inhabitants of … Phĭlădelphus a Grecian and Roman surname; a king of Egypt; a slave of Atticus Phĭlae a small island in the Nile; south of Elephantine; with a city of the same name;… Phĭlaeni two Carthaginian brothers; who; out of love for their country; submitted to be … Phĭlammon son of Apollo; a celebrated singer phĭlanthrōpĭa a benevolence; a present; gift phĭlanthrōpĭum phĭlanthrōpos goose-grass; clivers phĭlargĭcus adj. fond of ease phĭlargўrĭa the love of money; avarice phĭlēma a kiss Phĭlēmo A Greek comic poet; a native of Soli; in Cilicia; and a contemporary of Menande… phĭlĕtaerĭa a plant; called also Phĭlētas a Greek elegiac poet of Cos; an instructor of Ptolemy Philadelphus; belonging t… Phĭlippensis Phĭlippēus Phĭlippēus Phĭlippi a city in Macedonia; on the borders of Thrace; celebrated for the battle in whi… Phĭlippĭcus Phĭlippĭcus Phĭlippides Phĭlippŏpŏlis A city of Thrace on the Hebrus; Philippopoli; A city of Palestine; the ruins of… Phĭlippus Philip; the name of several kings of Macedonia; the most celebrated of whom was… Phĭlistaea the southwestern portion of Canaan; Philistia;; another name for Palœstina Phĭlistaeus a Philistine Phĭlistīni the Philistines; the original inhabitants of Palestine Phĭlistīnus adj. the Philistine Fosses Phĭlistĭon A celebrated physician; A pantomime Philistus a historian in Syracuse in the reign of the tyrant Dionysius; an imitator of Th… phīlĭtĭa the public meals of the Lacedœmonians Phillўrĭdes Phĭlo An Academic philosopher of Athens; teacher of Cicero about; A celebrated archit… phĭlŏcălĭa a love of the beautiful phĭlŏchăres a plant; called also Phĭlŏcōmăsĭum the name of a girl Phĭloctēta son of Pœas of Thessaly; celebrated as an archer; a companion of Hercules; who … Phĭlŏdēmus a famous Epicurean philosopher in the time of Cicero; the author of a work; and… phĭlograecus adj. fond of Greek;; subst; a lover of the Greek language Phĭlŏlāus a Pythagorean philosopher of Croton; a disciple of Archytas phĭlŏlŏgĭa love of learning; letters; literary pursuits; the study of polite literature; e… phĭlŏlŏgus adj. belonging to learning; learned; literary; Scholarly; versed in history Phĭlŏmēla daughter of Pandion; king of Athens; and sister of Progne; she was violated by … Phĭlŏmēlĭum a city in Phrygia Major; Ak Shehr; the inhabitants of Philomelium; the Philomel… Phĭlŏmētor an appellation of Attalus; king of Pergamus; and also of the sixth Ptolemy of E… Phĭlōnĭānus phĭlŏpaes a plant Phĭlŏpător An appellation of the fourth Ptolemy of Egypt; bestowed upon him in derision; b… Phĭlŏpoemen a celebrated general of the Achœan; league phĭlŏpȳgista an abandoned person Phĭlŏrhōmaeus friend; lover of the Romans; a title given to Ariobarzanes; king of Cappadocia phĭlŏsarca a lover of the flesh phĭlŏsŏphaster a bad philosopher; a philosophaster phĭlŏsŏphē phĭlŏsŏphĭa philosophy; A philosophical subject; question; philosophical systems; sects phĭlŏsŏphĭcē adv. phĭlŏsŏphĭcus adj. belonging to philosophy; philosophic; in a philosophical manner; philosophically phĭlŏsŏphor v. dep. n. to apply one's self to philosophy; to play the philosopher; to philosophize phĭlŏsŏphūmĕnos adj. philosophical phĭlŏsŏphus adj. philosophical; a philosopher; a female philosopher; philosophically phĭlostorgus adj. loving tenderly; affectionate; a Roman surname phĭlŏtechnus adj. fond of the arts; relating to the; study of the arts; philotechnic Phĭloxĕnus a Roman surname philtrŏdŏtes A plant; called also philtrum a love-potion; philter phĭlus adj. beloved Philus a Roman surname; a consul phĭlўra the linden-tree; The inner bark of the linden-tree; A sheet of the inner bark o… Phĭlўra a nymph; daughter of Oceanus; who bore to Saturn the Centaur Chiron; and was ch… phĭlўrĭnus adj. made of the inner bark of the linden-tree phīmus a dice-box