Pineios is a large river in Thessaly. It flows from the Pindus mountains through the Thessalian plain and empties into the Aegean Sea. Its total length is 216 km. In Greek mythology, Pineios was a river god, associated mainly with fertility. There is another river by the same name in the Peloponnese, which, according to

Probably, the name honours, in a symbolic way, the contribution of nature, because spring water preserves life.

Petropoulakides is the name of the historical family from Mani. Its members, such as Dimitrios Petropoulakis (1800-1870), offered important services to the Revolution of 1821 and the later national struggles for freedom during the 19th century.

Petra was a town inhabited by Greeks in the region of Saranta Ekklisies, East Thrace. In October 1922, its residents left the village and settled as refugees in various parts of Greece, in Western Macedonia and Macedonia, namely at Kavakli (Agios Athanasios) of Thessaloniki.

Persephone, according to mythology, was the queen of the underworld and daughter of Demeter. She was the goddess of vegetation. She was mainly worshipped during the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Georgios Pentzikis was a physician and fighter of the Macedonian Struggle. He was a member of the Charity Brotherhood of Thessaloniki and Head of the Executive Department of the Hellenic Organisation.

Pytheas of Massalia lived in the 4th century B.C. He was an explorer, astronomer and geographer. He travelled as far as North Europe, arriving on an island that he named Thule. In his writings, he made scientific observations, he explained the phenomenon of the tide and he talked about the north polar circle.

Ptolemies was the name of a dynasty of Macedonian kings of Egypt, during the Hellenistic period. They ruled from 305 to 30 B.C. The founder of the dynasty was Ptolemy I, who was a General of Alexander the Great and their last Queen was Cleopatra. The capital of their kingdom was Alexandria.

Prophet Elijah lived in the 9th century B.C. He is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on the 20th of July. The street was named after the adjacent church of Prophet Elijah. The church is Paleologan and its architectural style is unique in Thessaloniki. The name of the church is more modern and it is a

The name of the street refers to the Consuls of France and Germany who were killed by lynching in 1876 because they tried to prevent the islamization of a young Christian lady. Their murder became a domestic and international political and diplomatic issue.