pallas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Pallas Athene; Athene; Pallas Athena; Athena.
  2. noun a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

WordNet


Pal"las noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , .
Definitions
  1. (Gr. Myth.) Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva. usu. spelled Athena

Webster 1913