Parthenon

Parthenon

English

The Parthenon, viewed from the west

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παρθενών (Parthenṓn), from παρθενών (parthenṓn, “women's chamber”), from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; young woman”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːθənən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɹθənɑːn/

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Proper noun

Parthenon

1. An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the Roman Pantheon.

Translations

ancient temple to Athena

Arabic: بارثينون‎ Hijazi Arabic: پارْثِنون‎ m (pārṯinōn), بارْثِنون‎ m (bārṯinōn) Bulgarian: Партенон m (Partenon) Chinese: Mandarin: 帕德嫩 (Pàdénèn), 巴特農／巴特农 (Bātènóng) Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲱⲛ (parthenōn) French: Parthénon (fr) m German: Parthenon m Greek: Παρθενώνας (el) m (Parthenónas) Ancient: Παρθενών m (Parthenṓn) Icelandic: Meyjarhofið n Italian: Partenone Japanese: パルテノン (Parutenon) Korean: 파르테논 (Pareutenon) Persian: پارتنون‎ (fa) Portuguese: Partenon m, Partenão m Russian: Парфено́н (ru) m (Parfenón) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Партенон m Roman: Partenon (sh) m Spanish: Partenón m Ukrainian: Парфено́н m (Parfenón), Партено́н m (Partenón)

See also

• Hekatompedon

Further reading

• Parthenon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia