English Explanatory Dictionary

Pallas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈpæləs/

Word forms

Pallas

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.

Synonyms

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Related words

Palladius Pallas's bunting Pallas' cat Pallas's grasshopper warbler Pallas's gull Pallas' kitten Pallas's leaf warbler Pallas's sandgrouse

Derived words

Palladian palladium pallasite

Translations

Arabic: بَالَاس Bulgarian: Палада Cherokee: ᏆᎳᏏ Chinese Mandarin: 帕拉斯 Chinese Mandarin: 智神星 Esperanto: Palaso Finnish: Pallas French: Pallas Greek: Παλλάς Irish: Pallas Italian: Pallade Japanese: パラス Korean: 팔라스 Macedonian: Палада Marathi: पॅलस Portuguese: Palas Russian: Палла́да Swahili: Palasi Vietnamese: Pallas Vietnamese: sao Trí Thần
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