PALLAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pallas mean? 

• PALLAS (noun)
  The noun PALLAS has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

2. a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

  Familiarity information: PALLAS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALLAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Athena; Athene; Pallas; Pallas Athena; Pallas Athene

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

asteroid (any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))

 Context examples 

The object is the fourth largest in the asteroid belt after Ceres, Vesta and Pallas.

(ESO Telescope Reveals What Could be the Smallest Dwarf Planet Yet in the Solar System, ESO)