=Periklym´enos=, son of Neleus (2 _syl._). He had the power of changing his form into a bird, beast, reptile, or insect. As a bee, he perched on the chariot of Heraklês (_Herculês_), and was killed. =Peril´los=, of Athens, made a brazen bull for Phal´aris, tyrant of Agrigentum, intended for the execution of criminals. They were to be shut up in the bull, and the metal of the bull was to be made red hot. The cries of the victims inside were so reverberated as to resemble the roarings of a gigantic bull. Phalaris made the first experiment by shutting up the inventor himself in his own bull. What’s a protector? A tragic actor, Cæsar in a clown; He’s a brass farthing stamped with a crown; A bladder blown with other breaths puffed full; Not a Perillus, but a Perillus’ bull. John Cleveland, _A Definition of a Protector_ (died 1650). =Perilous Castle.= The castle of Lord Douglas was so called in the reign of Edward I., because the good Lord Douglas destroyed several English garrisons stationed there, and vowed to be revenged on any one who dared to take possession of it. Sir W. Scott calls it “Castle Dangerous” in his novel so entitled. ⁂ In the story of Gareth and Linet, the castle in which Lionês was held prisoner by Sir Ironside, the Red Knight of the Red Lands, was called Castle Perilous. The passages to the castle were held by four knights, all of whom Sir Gareth overthrew; lastly he conquered Sir Ironside, liberated the lady, and married her.--Sir T. Malory, _History of Prince Arthur_, i. 120-153 (1470). =Perimo´nes= (_Sir_), the Red Knight, one of the four brothers who kept the passages to Castle Perilous. He was overthrown by Sir Gareth. Tennyson calls him “Noonday Sun” or “Meridies.”--Sir T. Malory, _History of Prince Arthur_, i. 129 (1470); Tennyson, _Idylls_ (“Gareth and Lynette”). =Per´ion=, king of Gaul, father of Am´adis of Gaul. His “exploits and adventures” form part of the series called _Le Roman des Romans_. This part was added by Juan Diaz (fifteenth century). ⁂ It is generally thought that “Gaul” in this romance is the same as _Galis_, that is “Wales.” =Perissa=, the personification of extravagance, step-sister of Elissa (_meanness_) and of Medi´na (_the golden mean_); but they never agreed in any single thing. Perissa’s suitor is Sir Huddibras, a man “more huge in strength than wise in works.” (Greek, _perissos_, “extravagant,” _perissotês_, “excess.”).[TN-84]--Spenser, _Faëry Queen_, ii. 2 (1590).