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pallas

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Name — In Greek mythology, any of several figures: an epithet always paired with Athena's name, as in Pallas Athena; a Titan whom Hesiod names as son of Crius and Eurybia; or a giant with goat-like features.

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Derived from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás), a feminine form, or Πάλλας (Pállas), a masculine form, which came from πάλλω (pállō, "to poise, sway, or swing"), though the ancients themselves glossed it more specifically as meaning to brandish something. Because Athena was conventionally shown holding a spear or shield, t...

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