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Parthenia

American  
[pahr-thee-nee-uh] / pɑrˈθi ni ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”


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Granddaddy Charles was born to Reak Henry Green and Parthenia Smith Green, my great-grandparents, in 1922.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2023

A little less than a half hour later, Jenal said, officers spotted someone matching the description about a half a mile away, near Willis and Parthenia Street.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2015

In Pennsylvania and Virginia she recounted “clear traces of Colonial days,” including quaint names on gravestones, such as Parthenia, Edmonia and Johanah.

From Washington Post Apr. 16, 2015

The others were Parthenia, a viol consort, and the Four Nations Ensemble.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2010

The original text inconsistently uses a breve over the e in "Parthenia" and "Passameso."

From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)

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