Παρθενών

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρθενών (parthenṓn, women's chamber), from παρθένος (parthénos, maid, young woman).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Παρθενών (Parthenṓnm (genitive Παρθενῶνος); third declension

  1. Parthenon, the famous temple to Athena which resides in Athens.

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Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παρθένος (DER > 8. -ών”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1153

Further reading

Greek

Proper noun

Παρθενών (Parthenón)

  1. The Parthenon is a temple of Athena on the Acropolis of Athens.