Pathros has been connected with the Pathj'ritic nome, the Phaturite of I'liny {fli4. Nat. ix, 47), in which Thebes was situated. The first form occurs in a Greek papjTus written in Egj'pt (^WaSn'pi-tjQ t7](; Oi]l3aicoc, Papyr. Anast. vid. Keuvens, Lcttres a M. Letmnne, 3 let. p. 4, 30, ap. Parthey, Vocab. s. v.). This identification maybe as old as the Sept.; and the Coptic version, which reads Papithoures, Papiploures, does not contradict it. The discovery of the Egyptian name of the town after which the nome was called puts the inquiry on a safer basis. It is written HA-HAT- HEK, " The Abode of Hat-her," the Egyptian Venus. It may perhaps liave sometimes been written P-HA- HAT-HER, in which case the P-Ii and T-H would have coalesced in the Hebrew form, as did T-H in Caphtor. See Caphtor. Such etymologies for the word Pathros as P-et-rex, "that which is southern," and for the form in the Sept. Patoiires (Gescn. Thes. s. v.), must be abandoned.
On the evidence here brought forward, it seems rea- sonalde to consider Pathros to be part of Upper Egypt, and to trace its name in that of the Patliyritic nome. Put this is only a verv conjectural identification, wliich future discoveries may overthrow. It is spoken of with cities in such a manner that we maj' suppose it was but a small district, and (if we have righth' identi- fied it) that when it occurs Thebes is especiall}' in- tended. This would account for its distinctive men- tion. See Egypt.
Patlirii'sim (Heb. Pathru/im, CiplPQ, plur. of Pathros; Sept. rin.jpdjCTfn'ifi/t ; in Chron. Ylarnorrw- yidfi V. r. <t>(i^fpioiif^i, Uirpomoi'ttij^i ; Vulg. Phffru- siiii), given in Gen. x, 14 ; 1 Chron. i, 50, as the fifth in order of the sons (i. e. descended tribes) of Mizraim, who founded Egypt. See PatiiPvOS.
Paths, The Four. See Nirvana.
Paticchi, Antonio, an Italian painter, was born at Rome in 17G2. lie acquired the elements of design from his father, and made such rapid progress that at the age of twenty he was conmiissioned to execute the painting in tlie Refectory of the Games at Veletri. On one of the walls he painted The Last Supper; on another. The Virgin, siirr(jun(l<d h;/ Saints; and in the vault, Elijah ascending to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire. This great work gained for P.-iticchi so high a reputa- tion that count Toruzzi, of Veletri, immediatelj' com- missioned him to paint the gallery of his palace, where he represented the Car of Night, and several fabulous subjects. He wrought with wonderful rapidity; and perceiving that his facility of execution had led him to neglect excellence of coloring, he devoted his ener-
gies partially to this branch of art. He died in 1788. Paticchi possessed a great talent for imitating the designs of great masters, and he executed very man}-- in the style of Polidoro da Caravaggio, which, accord- ing to the Biograpkie Uuiverselle, are attributed to that master I))' the best judges, and have a place in many fine collections. See Spooner, Biog. Hist, of the Fine Arts, ii, 063, GG4.
Patience is that calm and unruffled temper with which a good man Iiears the evils of life. We have set before us in the Scriptures the most powerful mo- tives to excite us to the attainment of this grace : (1) God is a God of patience (Kom. xv, 5). (2) It is enjoined b}- the Gospel (Rom. xii, 12). (3) The pres- ent state of man renders the practice of it absolutely necessar}' (Heb. x, 36). (4) Eminent examples of it are presented for our encouragement (Job i, 22; Heb. xii, 2). (5) Lastlj', we are to remember that all our trials borne with patience will terminate in triumph (Rom. ii, 7 ; James v, 7, 8).
PATIENCE OF God. Thus may be considered the divine long-suffering or forbearance with sinners. The Lord is called the God of patience, not only be- cause he is the author and object of the grace of pa- tience, but because he is patient or long-suffering in himself, and towards his creatures. It is not, how- ever, to be considered as a qualit}', accident, passion, or affection in God, as in creatures, but belongs to the very nature and essence of God, and springs from his goodness and mercy (Rom. ii, 4). It is said to be exercised towards his chosen people (Isa. xxx, 18 ; Rom. iii, 25 ; 2 Pet. iii, 9). Tile end of his forbear- ance to tlie wicked is that tiiey may be without ex- cuse, to make his power and goodness visible (Gen. xviii, 32 ; 2 Pet. iii, 9). His patience is manifested by giving warnings of judgments Ijefore he executes them (Hos. vi, 5; Amos i, 1 ; 2 Pet. ii, 5); in long delaying his judgments (Eccles. viii, 11); in often mixing mercy with them. There are manj- instances of this patience recorded in the Scriptures, as with the old world (Gen. vi, 3) ; the inhabitants of Sodom (Gen. xviii) ; with Pharaoh (Exod. v) ; with the peo- ple of Israel in the wilderness (Acts xiii, 18) ; with the Gentile world (Acts xvii, 30) ; with fruitless pro- fessors (Luke xiii, 6, 9) ; with Antichrist (Rev. ii, 21).
Pat'nios (rT/f-/(oc, etymology unknown), a rockj' and bare island in that part of the yEgean called the Icarian Sea, about twenty miles south of Samos, and about twenty-four Avest of the coast of Asia Minor, near Miletus, reckoned as one of the Sporades (Pliny, Hist. Nat. iv, 2.3 ; Strabo, x, 480). On account of its isolation the island was used, under the Roman em- pire, as a place of banishment, which accounts for the exile of the apostle John thitlier "for the testimony of Jesus" (Rev. i, 9). See John. He was here fa- vored with those visions which are contained in the Apocal3pse, and to which the place owes its scriptural interest. We may add that Patmos must have lieen conspicuous on the right when St. Paul was sailing (Acts XX, 15; xxi, 1) from Samos to Cos.