Parthenope

Parthenope

See also: Parthénope

English

Parthenope astronomical symbol (fish & star)

Parthenope astronomical symbol (lyre)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē).

Proper noun

Parthenope

1. (Greek mythology) One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
2. (historical) A Greek settlement (ca. 9th c. BCE) named after the siren which later became the Italian city of Naples.
3. (astronomy) 11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid.

   Synonym: 11 Parthenope

Translations

One of the Sirens from Greek mythology

French: Parthénope (fr) f Greek: Παρθενόπη (el) f (Parthenópi) Portuguese: Parténope f (Portugal), Partênope f (Brazil) Russian: Парфено́па f (Parfenópa), Партено́па f (Partenópa)

asteroid

French: Parthénope (fr)

Further reading

• Parthenope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 11 Parthenope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• History of Naples § Parthenope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Parthenope f

1. Obsolete spelling of Parténope (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).