Greek goddess' name, literally "little maiden," related to pallake "concubine," and probably somehow connected to Avestan pairika "beautiful women seducing pious men.&quo [..]

Pallas is probably Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Poe himself writes, "...the bust of Pallas being chosen, first, as most in keeping with the scholarship of the lover, and, secondly, [..]

(n) (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva(n) a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

N F olive tree; E:goddess Minerva/Athene

A name of Minerva, sometimes called Pallas Minerva. According to fable, Pallas was one of the Titans, of giant size, killed by Minerva, who flayed him, and used his skin for armour; whence she was cal [..]

n. "Pallas Athena (Minerva), goddess of wisdom," proper n.; not in MED. KEY: pallas@n#propn

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Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden, young woman". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. According to some legends it was originally the name of a friend of [..]

Possibly derived from Greek πάλλω (pallo) meaning "to brandish". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan and several other characters. It was also the [..]