PIERIDES


Meaning of PIERIDES in English

/puy er"i deez'/ , n.pl. Class. Myth.

1. the Muses.

2. nine Thessalian maidens who challenged the Muses to a singing contest, lost, and were changed into magpies for insulting the victors.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .