Pallas Athene

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Pallas Athene
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
         prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
         Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas
         Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pallas \Pal"las\ (p[a^]l"las), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Palla`s,
   Palla`dos.] (Gr. Myth.)
   Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also
   {Athena}, {Pallas Athene} or {Athene}, and identified, at a
   later period, with the Roman Minerva.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Minerva \Mi*ner"va\, n. [L.] (Rom. Myth.)
   The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of
   poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the
   Grecian {Pallas Athene}.
   [1913 Webster]

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