Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pandiosos was a daughter of Cecrops Agraulos, worshipped at Athens along with Thallo. She had a sanctuary near the temple of Athene Polias. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Pandia is said to have been a goddess of the moon worshipped by the ancient Greeks. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Pandia (2) an Attic festival, the precise nature of which is somewhat doubtful, some supposing it to have been instituted in the nor of the goddess of the same name, and … Continue reading “Pandia (2)”

Panderen, Egbert Van a Dutch engraver, was born at Haarlem, according to Nagler, in the year 1575, though others say in the year 1606. Nagler gives a list of thirty-three prints by him. They are executed with the graver in a formal style, with little effect, and the drawing is incorrect. Some of them are … Continue reading “Panderen, Egbert Van”

Pandera SEE PANTHERA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Pandemos a surname of Aphrodite (Venus), under which she was worshipped at Athens from the time when Theseus united the scattered tribes of Attica into one political body. White goats were sacrificed to the goddess. The surname of Pandemos was also applied to Eros (Cupid). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Pandects (PANDECTÆ, or DIGESTA) This part of Justinian’s compilation was his most important contribution to jurisprudence. The language of d’Aguesseau, applied by him to pre-Napoleonic Continental law, has equal application to the Common Law System. The reasons underlying legal institutions are either historical or logical; and every logical rule of law is capable of illumination … Continue reading “Pandects”

Pandavas or the descendants of Pandu, is the name of the five princes whose contest for regal supremacy with their cousins, the Kuirus, the sons of Dhritarashtra, forms the foundation of the narrative of the great epic poem, the Mahabharata (q.v.). Their names are Yudhishthira, Bhima, Ajunna, Nakula, and Sahadeva the former three being the … Continue reading “Pandavas”

Pancratius, Saint Martyr; one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. According to tradition he was born in Phrygia, brought to Rome, and, professing his Faith, was beheaded on the Via Aurelia, when only fourteen, but in what persecution is doubtful. He is the avenger of perjurors. Numerous monuments to him exist throughout Europe, among them the … Continue reading “Pancratius, Saint”

Pancratius, martyr Pancratius (1), (St. Pancras), martyr at Rome on the Via Aurelia, a.d. 304; a Phrygian by birth, but baptized at Rome by the pope himself. He suffered when only 14 years of age with his uncle Dionysius. His martyrdom was very celebrated in the early ages. His church still gives a title to … Continue reading “Pancratius, martyr”

Pancratius and Domitilla, Nereus and Achilleus, Sa The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and all four are named in the Proper of the Mass as martyrs. The old Roman lists, of the fifth century, and which passed over into the Martyrologium Hiernoymianum, contain the … Continue reading “Pancratius and Domitilla, Nereus and Achilleus, Sa”