Pallas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, πάλλειν (pállein, “brandishing”), derived from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”). ^[1]. Or possibly from παλλακίς (pallakís, “concubine”), most likely from Proto-Indo-European *parikeh₂ (“concubine, wanton woman”), related to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁‎ (pairikā, “demonic courtesan”) and Parthian parik.^[2]

Proper noun

Pallas

1. (Greek mythology) Several people in Greek mythology:
   1. An epithet for Athena; later Pallas Athena.
   2. One of the Titans.
   3. The father of Pallas Athena.
   4. A goatish giant.
2. (astronomy) Short for 2 Pallas, the second largest asteroid of the main asteroid belt.
3. A female given name of mythological origin; rare in English.

References

Anagrams

• laplas

Proper noun

Pallas

1. (Greek mythology) Synonym of Athene

Proper noun

Pallas

1. (Greek mythology) Pallas
2. (astronomy) Pallas, the second asteroid discovered