... , the Giants piled mountains atop one another , heaping Ossa and Olympus on Pelion , or Pelion and Ossa on Olympus , hence the proverbial phrase " to pile Pelion on Ossa , " meaning to make a bad situation worse . Not to be outdone.
... Pelion on Ossa ' means to heap one difficulty on another to try to achieve something that is impossible . ∞ Penelope ' Veiled One ' In Greek mythology Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus , King of Ithaca . Although her husband ...
... Pelion or Ossa ? MERC . Why not , Charon ? you don't mean to say that we are weaker than those two boys , -we , who are divinities ? CHA . No ; but the thing itself seems , to my mind , im- possible . MERC . Very likely ; because you're ...
... Pelion or Ossa ? MERC . Why not , Charon ? you don't mean to say that we are weaker than those two boys , -we , who are divinities ? CHA . No ; but the thing itself seems , to my mind , im- possible . MERC . Very likely ; because you're ...
... Pelion heaped on Ossa,” meaning a bad situation made worse.50 The names “Dodsley” and “Reed” appeared in the historical record only so that they might be purged from it. A historiography of banishment was simultaneously a historiography ...
... meaning of " He piled Ossa upon Pelion to accomplish his purpose " ? ANS . - When the giants tried to scale heaven they piled Mt. Ossa upon Mt. Pelion to effect their purpose , 21. What are the several acts referred to in the following ...
... peLion. Greek A mountain in the north of Thessaly, connected with Mount Ossa on the northwest. In Greek mythology ... mean adding difficulty upon difficulty. Mount Pelion was the home of Chiron, the gentle Centaur. peLoponnesus.
... Ossa and Olympus on Pelion , or Pelion and Ossa on Olympus , in order to ... means of the wealth he brought with him , his influence became so great ... Meaning " the goddess protecting the city , " a surname of Athena at Athens ...