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  Pitys * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Pitys * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
P to Peitho Pelasgians to Phaedrias Phaeo to Pitys Plataea to Polyphemos 2 Polyxena to Pyxis 2
The nymph who resisted the affection of Pan (the Goat-God) and was transformed into a pine tree.
www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Pitys_1.html   (226 words)

  
  Pan (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pan also loved a nymph named Pitys, who was turned into a pine tree to escape him.
He was believed by the Greeks to have plied his charms primarily on maidens and shepherds, such as Daphnis.
Though he failed with Syrinx and Pitys, Pan didn't fail with the Maenads—he had every one of them, in one orgiastic riot or another.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan_(mythology)   (1121 words)

  
 The Nymphs in Greek Myths
Well, when Phaethon died on that fateful chariot ride (he was too weak to control the divine horses and almost set the entire earth on fire and got zapped by Zeus with the typical lightening bolt from the blue), his sisters Aegle, Aetheria, Dioxippe, and Merope (also daughters of Clymene) wept uncontrollably for four months.
Pitys was a nymph who became a pine tree.
Gaia took pity on her and changed her into a pine tree which weeps when the wind blows through it.
www.paleothea.com /Nymphs.html   (3988 words)

  
 PITYS : Oread nymph of Arcadia ; Greek mythology
PITYS : Oread nymph of Arcadia ; Greek mythology
PITYS was an Oreiad or Dryad Nymph loved by the god Pan.
PITYS (Pitus), a nymph beloved by Pan, was changed into a fir tree.
www.theoi.com /Nymphe/NymphePitys.html   (340 words)

  
 Pan
The nymph, Syrnix, was the name sake for Pan’s reed-pipe because she was turned into a reed to escape the amorous advances of the Goat God (I’m not sure where this story originates).
Also, the nymphs Pitys and Echo, were made famous when they fled from Pan.
For their insolence Pitys was turned into a pine tree and Echo was transformed into a voice that could only repeat that last word spoken to it.
fyreangyl.tripod.com /Mythology/pan.htm   (179 words)

  
 Hiker's Notebook: Eastern White Pine
Scientific Name: Pinus strobus — The generic name is from the Greek pitys which means pine or fir tree; originally from the Sanskrit pituh meaning sap or resin.
Pitys was a nymph in Greek mythology who chose Pan, the god of the forest over Boreas, the god of the north wind.
In his anger at having been bested, Boreas killed Pitys by blowing her against a rocky cliff; in pity, the earth goddess Gaea transformed Pitys into the pine tree.
www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/EasternWhitePine_060326.htm   (1245 words)

  
 Flowers and Mythology
Pan and Boreas were attracted by Pitys, a beautiful nymph.
The Mother Earth, Gaea, took Pitys dead body and turned it into a pine tree.
According to another story Pan chased her and in order to get away from him Pitys turned herself into a pine tree.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Flowers.htm   (475 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Pitys: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933 by Amos Elon (Paperback - Dec 1, 2003)
The Pity of It All: A History of the Jews in Germany, 1743-1933 by Amos Elon (Hardcover - Nov 1, 2002)
I learned to pity bothersome insects, and lizards regrowing severed tails were gods.
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 tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Ancient Greeks called the tree "Pitys" and, together with the pine-tree, it was sacred to Pan.
Pity chose Pan and the wind god, insulted and humiliated, blew her over a gorge to her death.
Ever since, whenever the North wind blows, you can Pity crying and her tears are the droplets of pitch that leak from the fir-cones every autumn.
www.dbmoz.net /2/tree   (692 words)

  
 The Herb Age   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
For instance Boreas, the North Wind, was enamoured with the nymph Pitys.
Boreas was so enraged that he flung Pitys against a rock, crushing her limbs.
In pity Gaea turned her into a pine tree, where, I suppose, the north wind still beats her limbs against rocks in the mountains of Greece.
users.cyberelectric.net.au /~fox/HerbAge.html   (456 words)

  
 Non-wood forest products from conifers - CHAPTER 2
According to an ancient Greek legend, the forests and glades of Greece were home to nymphs and dryiads and of many minor male gods including Pan.
Among the nymphs was Pitys, whose duty was to tend pine trees.
In the quarrel that followed, Boreas seized Pitys and tossed her against a rocky ledge.
www.fao.org /docrep/X0453E/X0453e06.htm   (2910 words)

  
 Finnish Music Information Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Pan ja Pitys-nymfi (Pan and the Nymph Pitys)
This cooperation resulted in several other pieces as well and in a record with compositions for flute and guitar, which was issued in 1980.
When I had finished it the first time I had to go to the telephone, and my three year old daughter cut the score in small pieces with a pair of scissors in a few minutes.
www.fimic.fi /fimic/fimic.nsf/54de4c2a27d14248c225669600170bc1/b7fd51d7631b357ac2256798004587ee!OpenDocument   (285 words)

  
 Pan - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters
Pan is famous for his sexual prowess, and is often depicted with an erect phallus.
He was believed by the Greeks to have plied his charms primarily on maidens and shepherds, such as Daphnis.
Though he failed with Syrinx and Pitys, Pan didn't fail with the Maenads—he had every one of them, in one orgiastic riot or another.
www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Pan   (1375 words)

  
 Spetses - Litt om øya
Mytologisk er det nymfen Pitys som er forbundet med Spetses og området rundt øya.
Pitys var en vakker nymfe, som gudene Pan og Boreas var forelsket i.
Når så Pitys valgte Pan tok Boreas og pisket henne og hang henne på en klippe.
www.elgreko.net /reiser/saronic/spetses/page/litt_om_spetses.htm   (342 words)

  
 Koi Forum (Nishikigoi - Japanese Koi Fish): Koi Health: KOI Health and Disease: Should i kill him in pitys sake?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Decisions like euthanasia has to be given due consideration when all avenues of cure has been exhausted before anything is done.
However, if anything more than these are introduced, close monitoring is required, for example 1% salt bath till koi looses its balance or not more than 15 minutes in it.
Listen i just want to make a big point here, being new to the forum and to koi keeping i just want to say i appreciate everyone that offered advice on my thread.
www.koi.com.my /forum/Koi_Health_C5/KOI_Health_and_Disease_F5/Should_i_kill_him_in_pitys_sake_P25930   (779 words)

  
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Fu collegato al culto del Dio Pan con la leggenda secondo la quale la ninfa Pitys tra i due corteggiatori Pan e Borea scelse il primo, dopodiché fu gettata giù da una rupe dal secondo, infuriato per lo smacco ricevuto.
Da 1 tonnellata di coni si ottengono 100 kg di pinoli con guscio e 30 kg di pinoli sgusciati bianchi. Pine nut The Mediterranean pine tree ("pinus domesticus") has been appreciated from very early times.
A legend of the god Pan talks of the two loves of the nymph Pitys: She chooses Pan and is then thrown to her death from a rock by the furious Borea.
www.gruppobesana.com /portaldata/catalogo/studicuriosi/0Pinolo.doc   (210 words)

  
 East-West Rap War - Uncyclopedia
T, who loves animals so much that he has not taken the time to learn how to write letters other than M, R, and T.
T pitys the fool who pitys the fool from the opposite coast.
The correspondent may also be hiding in a dirty foxhole infested with rabid foxes.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/East-West_Rap_War   (87 words)

  
 Pitys - BookwormSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
And for pitys sake, if I knew what I was looking for I would have probably found her by now.
T pitys the fool who pitys the fool from the opposite coast.
Prumnopitys comes from two Greek words prymnos= hindmost or stern, and pitys= pine, which refers to how the resin duct, characteristic of pine trees, is located behind the midrib of the leaf.
www.bookwormsearch.com /topics/Pity   (1742 words)

  
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Fir Tree Nymph, formerly known as the goddess Pitys.
Pitys used to disguise herself as a bearded man and lead troops in wars.
In this ceramic depiction of Elati, the fir tree nymph is dressed in yellow and brown.
www.portara.com /cgi-bin/products_detail.cfm?ProductID=38   (277 words)

  
 The Ecclasian Fellowship - Articles - The Great God Pan
One such nymph was Pitys (Greek for pine) who preferred Pan to Boreas (the North Wind).
Boreas was so enraged with Pitys for her choice that he threw her against a huge rock, crushing her limbs.
To put her out of her misery, Gaea turned her into a pine.
members.aol.com /ecclasia1/pan.html   (581 words)

  
 a tale of womanized femaleship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Maybe she PITYS animals just as much as she pitys herself.
But she pitys herself just a little more, cause she is like encaged in her own human existence with all its outskirts.
Or does she simply "pity" the "poor need" of the animal who searches for just the same, in a sense: loving relations, as that part of the primary of freedom and peace.
www.animalrightsvegan.com /the_female_conqueror_is_a_human.htm   (1118 words)

  
 PAN'S DAWN
As he loves pine trees, he naturally falls in love with Pitys, the pine nymph.
But she will have nothing to do with the goatman, and when he chases her, she turns herself into a fir tree.
In pursuit of Echo, he grabs after the nymph, who, at the edge of a cliff, disintegrates rather than yield to him.
venusandherlover.com /Gallery/Pan.html   (1400 words)

  
 Do Any Of You Know The Horror?! - | Goldfrapp Message Board |
Nobody is saying that the the whole middle east thing isn't important or regrettable and as far as I can tell that hasn't even been inferred by anybody either.
Have some bloody heart for once, for pitys sake.
Edit: In typical "me" fashion I'll just drop in an apology if anybody thinks my comment is too harsh or out of place.
www.goldfrapp.co.uk /msgboard/showthread.php?t=9244&goto=nextoldest   (1249 words)

  
 FOR PITYS SAKE STOP KOREANS FROM BOILING CATS ALIVE - ThePetitionSite Center - Care2.com
To reply to it you must re-activate it.
From what I can tell, it's a petition to the South Korean government to crack down on it - it's already illegal, they just need to enforce their own laws - that's what the petition is about.
Cheryl K. January 24, 2007 7:22 PM I read the petition, and it was about the consumption of these animals, not about boiling them... 
www.care2.com /c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=155&pst=862784   (1277 words)

  
 Phaeo to Pitys * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Phaeo to Pitys * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
One of the five daughters of Atlas who was placed in the heavens as a star and, with her sisters, formed the asterism, Hyades, in the constellation Taurus (the Bull); her sisters are: Phaesyle, Koronis (Coronis), Kleeia (Cleeia) and Eudora.
See Pitys by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking).
www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/_p1003.html   (3607 words)

  
 Of Offerings - Muse's Muse Songwriting Message Board
His, or her's, wise words will surely help us to understand the angst and peril and uncertainty that so many of our "other" brothers and sisters face while only trying to survive day to day on faith.
While so many wallow and indulge in their own petty self pitys.
For the sensitve though, be prepared to REALLY FINALLY KNOW what true dread of what the future COULD bring is all about.
www.musesmuse.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=30340&pid=337118&mode=threaded&show=&st=&   (559 words)

  
 pitys - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word pitys:
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "pitys" is defined.
pitys : Dictionary of Botanical Epithets [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=pitys   (76 words)

  
 Pan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Pan cut town of them off and fastened them together with beeswax, inventing the flutelike instrument known as the Pan pipe, but which in Greek went by the name syrinx.
Pan also pursued Pitys, who to escape him turned into a pine tree, Pitys being the Greek word for pine.
He went after the nymph Echo, who also fled him.
www.travel-italy.com /ct/episodes/pan.html   (375 words)

  
 Our Common Language - The Official Scotland.com Community
All clear vauguely lemonesque "pops" are lemonade, though we would use a brand name like 7up if we wanted that particular one.
Soda is reserved for soda water (carbonated water, used as a mixer, for pitys sake, don't use it in whisky!)
I always thinik its funny when you hear Americans saying they got dressed up in good pants and vest to go out for dinner.
www.scotland.com /forums/travel/176-our-common-language-5.html   (620 words)

  
 Mr. T Stands for Something: Pitys the fool no more - Christianboards.org
T Stands for Something: Pitys the fool no more - Christianboards.org
After surviving a bout with Rocky Balboa on the big screen and cancer in real life, he's teaching life lessons in his upcoming TVLand reality show.
But don't you dare compare "I Pity the Fool" to "Dr. Phil."
www.christianboards.org /showthread.php?t=2226   (206 words)

  
 PITY Links On The Official Comedy Search Engine - PITYS With pity Resources (Links)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Search for pity just in the title, description, keywords or the URL fields.
) - Pity is an emotion, usually resulting from an encounter with an unfortunate, injured, or pathetic person or creature.
We are sorry there were no search results found for pity (
www.comedysearchengine.com /comedy-humor/pity.htm   (269 words)

  
 Golf Putters - Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 Putter in the Golf Equipment Review Index
Dislikes: The putter covers are expensive since they are collector items.
Cost...if you're not lucky enough to have family that pitys you.
Quality: Like I said before: It is perfect.
www.golf-gear-review.com /golf-equipment/4220.html   (238 words)

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