Parthenope en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/
Etymology
From Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē, from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin, virginal”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”)).
Meanings
- (Greek) One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
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(historical) Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.
Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus. The name of Parthenope appears to have originally belonged to Palaepolis, but was subsequently transferred to Neapolis.
1867, William Latham Bevan, The Student's Manual of Ancient Geography..., page 567:
- 11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid.
Deriveds
Synonyms
mul: · mul: · 11 Parthenope
Translations (11)
fr Parthénope (asteroid) · ru Парфенопа (asteroid) · el Παρθενόπη (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · cmn 海妖星 (asteroid) · fr Parthénope (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · it Partenope (asteroid) · grc Παρθενόπη (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · ru Парфено́па (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · ru Партено́па (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · pt Parténope (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology) · pt Partênope (One of the Sirens from Greek mythology)