Pallas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pallas in British English:
UK [ˈpælæs]
How to pronounce Pallas in American English:
US [ˈpæləs]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
- a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered
Word Origin
- Pallas
- Greek goddess' name, literally "little maiden," related to pallake "concubine," and probably somehow connected to Avestan pairika "beautiful women seducing pious men."
Example
- 1. Searching behavior of harmonia axyridis ( pallas ) larvae .
- 2. His prayer was heard , and a wooden image of pallas fell from heaven to within the walls of the city .
- 3. Aeneas would have given him his life , but at the instant his eye fell on the belt of pallas , which turnus had taken from the slaughtered youth .
- 4. Taken along with the tenth and sixth houses , which are the traditional significators of your calling and your daily work , the house that pallas occupies can be an indicator of your career .
- 5. The dark streaks seem to indicate pallas 's but , on the photos of pallas 's I have looked at , the contrast between the black centres and paler fringes to feathers of the mantle and scapulars is very sharp , not diffuse like on this bird .