heaping Pelion upon Ossa

Adding difficulty to difficulty; fruitless efforts. The reference is to the attempt by the giants in Greek mythology to climb to heaven by piling Mount Ossa upon Mount Pelion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Belphoebe	-	Literature
Dobroslav	-	Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Marciana	-	Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Marinho	-	Portuguese
Dagur	-	Icelandic
Gerontius	-	Late Roman