Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parthenon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parthenon \Par"the*non\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos
a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also
Pallas.]
A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at
Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an
important influence on art.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Parthenon
n : the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the
acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of
Doric architecture [syn: {Parthenon}]
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