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P / părēlĭon
noun greek

părēlĭon

gen. i · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
= παρήλιον
a mock sun; parhelion •
a mock sun, parhelion: parelia sunt imagines solis in nube spissā et vicinā in modum speculi. Quidam parelion ita definiunt: nubes rotunda et splendida, similisque soli, Sen. Q. N. 1, 11, 2: solent et bina fieri parelia, id. ib. 1, 13, 1.
Perseus ID: n33841 Key: parelion