Pholus
Britishnoun
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In 1992, a still-more-distant object named Pholus was discovered with an orbit that takes it 33 AU from the Sun, beyond the orbit of Neptune.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
That other is Pholus, who was so full of wrath.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Charles Eliot Norton
O! nymphs of Castalia, who dwell on the steeps of Parnassus, tell me, I pray you, was it a draught like this that the aged Chiron placed before Hercules, in the stony cave of Pholus?
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Walter Pater
Pholus, who had so kindly entertained Heracles, also perished by means of one of these arrows, which he had extracted from the body of a dead Centaur.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens
“Dear guest,” said Pholus, “there is a cask in my cellar; but it belongs to all the Centaurs jointly, and I hesitate to open it because I know how little they welcome guests.”
From Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls by Logan Marshall
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