pallas
IPA: pˈæɫʌs
Root Word: Pallas
noun
- (Greek mythology) Any of several people in Greek mythology:
- An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
- One of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia.
- A goatish giant.
- (astronomy) The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.
- A surname from ?.
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Examples of "pallas" in Sentences
- The poet has Pallas for a companion.
- The owl is supposed to be Pallas's owl.
- Pallas also was dismissed from the court.
- Pallas was made secretary of the treasury.
- Pallas became the secretary of the treasury.
- It shares a section of rim with the crater Pallas.
- A lot of it depends on the true mass of Ceres and Pallas.
- Pallas Athene was the goddess of poetry, healing and war.
- Pallas arranged for it to be transported back to St Petersburg.
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