Pactolus

American  

[pak-toh-luhs] / pækˈtoʊ ləs /

noun

1. a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.

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Example Sentences

Alan M. Harter, managing director of Pactolus Private Wealth Management, said his firm was putting together private equity deals in many industries, with one or two families leading each.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2012

Not far off was the Pactolus Torrent, which once was noted for its gold-rich sands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bacchus told him to go wash in the source of the river Pactolus and he would lose the fatal gift.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Cyrus turned his steps towards Lydia, and Crœsus collected a new army on the Pactolus of Lydians, Phrygians, Paphlagonians, and Lycaonians, who were joined by the Cilicians and Cappadocians.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max

Once he bathed in the Pactolus, and ever since the sands washed down by the river became sands of gold.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max