Parthenope
Meanings
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- One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
- Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.
- 11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid.
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Etymology
From Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē, from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin, virginal”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”)).
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