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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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The victim had been hired to paint over “gang graffiti” on the wall of Northridge Ice Cream on Van Alden Avenue near Parthenia Street, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Parthenia died when Charles was 10; her infant son, Oscar, died less than two months later at just over a year old.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2023

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

‘Ingomar’ is not a play, and Parthenia is certainly not a character, calculated to call forth the higher powers of an ambitious actress.

From Mary Anderson by Farrar, J. M.