Pelionn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːlɪən/,

/ˈpiːlɪɒn/, U.S.

/ˈpiliən/,

/ˈpilj(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s Peleon, 1500s– Pelion.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pelion.

Etymology: < Pelion (classical Latin Pēlion, ancient Greek Πήλιον), the name of a mountain in Thessaly. In the phrase to pile Pelion upon Ossa, after classical Latin imponere Pelio Ossam (Virgil Georgics 1. 281); Ossa is the name of another mountain in Thessaly.

Coupled with Ossa. A mountain of difficulty; a mighty task or thing, compounded by another which is equally mighty. Esp. in to pile (also heap) Pelion upon Ossa and variants: to add to what is already great; to add difficulty to difficulty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty > a great difficulty

Pelion1560

hill1645

hell and (also or) high water1872

1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes iv. sig. Diii Is vp to heauen the way erected hie Of phlegrey foes by mountaynes set vpright? and now dothe Ossa Pelion ouerlie?

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. D4^v Whosoeuer seekes by head-long meanes to enter into heauen..shall with the gyants..be ouerwhelmed with mount Ossa & Pelion.

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. E3^v By talking and laughing..you heape Pelion vpon Ossa, glory vpon glory.

1662 R. Baker Theatrum 98 Lest the man..should..vex us again with..heaping up mountains of authorities, like pelion upon ossa, to this purpose: which now, he may hereby know, will serve him to no purpose.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. §36. 336 It is a Pelion upon Ossa to set Power over Power.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 17 Like Pelion and Ossa piled one upon the other.

1824 Lancet 21 Mar. 390/1 Those..would fain ascend the Pelion and Ossa foundations of vanity and presumption.

1830 H. Booth Liverpool & Manch. Railway 55 The remainder, deposited as spoil banks, may be seen heaped up like Pelion upon Ossa.

1919 G. B. Shaw in E. Wilson Shaw on Shakespeare (1962) 257 I might pile Pelion on Ossa with illustrations of the passages that might very well be cut out of Shakespear's plays.

1957 E. Partridge Eng. gone Wrong i. 12 ‘To categorize’ and categorization, and those Pelion-upon-Ossa horrifics, recategorize and recategorization.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness iv. xvi. 359 The curious desire to add the Ossa of make-believe to the Pelion of solid achievement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pelion
释义	Pelionn. Brit. /ˈpiːlɪən/, /ˈpiːlɪɒn/, U.S. /ˈpiliən/, /ˈpilj(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s Peleon, 1500s– Pelion. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pelion. Etymology: < Pelion (classical Latin Pēlion, ancient Greek Πήλιον), the name of a mountain in Thessaly. In the phrase to pile Pelion upon Ossa, after classical Latin imponere Pelio Ossam (Virgil Georgics 1. 281); Ossa is the name of another mountain in Thessaly. Coupled with Ossa. A mountain of difficulty; a mighty task or thing, compounded by another which is equally mighty. Esp. in to pile (also heap) Pelion upon Ossa and variants: to add to what is already great; to add difficulty to difficulty. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty > a great difficulty Pelion1560 hill1645 hell and (also or) high water1872 1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes iv. sig. Diii Is vp to heauen the way erected hie Of phlegrey foes by mountaynes set vpright? and now dothe Ossa Pelion ouerlie? 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. D4^v Whosoeuer seekes by head-long meanes to enter into heauen..shall with the gyants..be ouerwhelmed with mount Ossa & Pelion. 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. E3^v By talking and laughing..you heape Pelion vpon Ossa, glory vpon glory. 1662 R. Baker Theatrum 98 Lest the man..should..vex us again with..heaping up mountains of authorities, like pelion upon ossa, to this purpose: which now, he may hereby know, will serve him to no purpose. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. §36. 336 It is a Pelion upon Ossa to set Power over Power. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 17 Like Pelion and Ossa piled one upon the other. 1824 Lancet 21 Mar. 390/1 Those..would fain ascend the Pelion and Ossa foundations of vanity and presumption. 1830 H. Booth Liverpool & Manch. Railway 55 The remainder, deposited as spoil banks, may be seen heaped up like Pelion upon Ossa. 1919 G. B. Shaw in E. Wilson Shaw on Shakespeare (1962) 257 I might pile Pelion on Ossa with illustrations of the passages that might very well be cut out of Shakespear's plays. 1957 E. Partridge Eng. gone Wrong i. 12 ‘To categorize’ and categorization, and those Pelion-upon-Ossa horrifics, recategorize and recategorization. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness iv. xvi. 359 The curious desire to add the Ossa of make-believe to the Pelion of solid achievement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1560
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