Pallas Athena
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere in the salon, we find statues of Artemis and Pallas Athena, a relief of Pan, and painted scenes of dancing figures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
It was the first of several dozen articles that bemoaned Green’s lack of acceptance and helped bind his name as closely to the epithet “neglected” as Pallas Athena is to “bright-eyed.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016
My opposite number, an enormous cadet named Bryan, gave me an appropriate gift: a shot glass engraved with the West Point emblem, the helmet of Pallas Athena.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2015
The instrumental passages associated with each goddess are clearly and sensitively delineated: regal low strings for Juno, sprightlier violins and brasses for Pallas Athena and sensual winds for Venus.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2013
He led the way, and Pallas Athena followed into the lofty hall.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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