Pallas
/ˈpæləs/ proper noun
- proper noun An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
- proper noun One of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia.
- proper noun A goatish giant.
- proper noun (astronomy) The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas.
- proper noun A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.
- proper noun A surname.
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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.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Pallas”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details