(Antonine), a town of the Helvetii, situated between the Lacus Laufonius and Salodurum; called Penestica by Peutinger. Thought now to be Biel, (Cluverius); the capital of a small territory in Switzerland.

**PELEUS**, (Strabo); a river running through the middle of Thessaly, from west to east, into the Sinus Thermaicus, between Olympus and Ossa, near Tempe of Thessaly, rising in Mount Pindus, (Ovid, Val. Flaccus).

**PELETRALIA**, a sacred room or chapel in private houses, which was set apart for the worship of the household gods among the ancient Romans. In temples also there were penetralia, or apartments of distinguished sanctity, where the images of the gods were kept, and certain solemn ceremonies performed.