Pholus

British  

/ ˈfəuləs /

noun

1. a large astronomical object, some 2000 km in diameter, discovered in 1991. Its elliptical orbit around the earth, between the orbits of Neptune and Saturn, has a period of 93 years. It has been classified as an asteroid although it lies outside the main asteroid belt

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Example Sentences

He had stopped in to see a Centaur who was a friend of his, Pholus, and being very thirsty he persuaded him to open a jar of wine which was the common property of all Centaurs.

From Literature

As legend goes, Chiron, an immortal centaur, who both taught medicine and served as a physician, attended a gathering hosted by another centaur named Pholus.

From Scientific American

“With him fled Lycabas; and Orneus fled; “Thaumas; Pisenor; Medon, who was struck “'Neath the right shoulder; Mermeros, who late “In rapid race all else surpass'd, but now “Mov'd halting with his wound; Abas, of boars “The spoiler; Pholus, and Melaneus too; “With Astylos the seer, who from the war “Dissuaded, but in vain, his brethren crowd.

From Project Gutenberg

PHOLUS, Subsector 8-B: No. systems: 44 Sector: Centaurus with 3 inhabited planets: 7 Ruled by: with 2 inhabited planets: 10 with 1 inhabited planet: 27 PIPER'S WORLD: Sector: 5, Pegasus Year: Subsector: B, Sleipnir Day: System: Valkyr Gravity: Settled/established: Axial tilt: By: Oxygen: Satellites: % Water: Ident code prefix: PIP Continents: Ruled by: General: Mostly-tropical world, among those conquered by Sandeman during the Eruption.

From Project Gutenberg

“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 Project Gutenberg