Pallas

See also: pallas, pallás, Pallàs, Πάλλας, and Παλλάς

English
Pallas's planetary symbol

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things.[1]

Proper noun

Pallas

  1. (Greek mythology) Any of several people in Greek mythology:
    1. An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.[2]
    2. One of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia.
    3. A goatish giant.
  2. (astronomy) 2 Pallas, the second largest asteroid of the main asteroid belt.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.

Synonyms
  • (astronomy, astrology): ⚴

Derived terms

Translations
Translations

See also

References
  1. “Παλλάς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  2. Cunliffe, A lexicon of the Homeric dialect, expanded edition, p. 452

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Pallas

  1. (Greek mythology) Synonym of Athene

French
Pallas astronomical symbol

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.las/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Pallas, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás).

Proper noun

Pallas m or f

  1. (Greek mythology) Pallas
  2. (astronomy) Pallas, the second asteroid discovered
Synonyms
  • (astronomy, astrology): ⚴
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Occitan Pallàs.

Proper noun

Pallas m or f

  1. a surname from Occitan

Further reading
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