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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

The 4Runner sped westbound on Parthenia, ran a red light and slammed into a white Toyota Sienna van driving northbound on Haskell Avenue, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2016

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

It was by Booth’s advice, as well as John McCullough’s, that she now began to study such parts as Parthenia, as better suited to her powers than more somber tragedy.

From Mary Anderson by Farrar, J. M.

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