proper nounPettălusPETTALVS☆ KeepMeaningthe mythic name of a hero who sought to attack Perseus at the court of CepheusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PETTALUSLEWIS & SHORTPETTALUSPettălus, i, m., I. the mythic name of a hero who sought to attack Perseus at the court of Cepheus, Ov. M. 5, 115.Read the whole entry