Parthenos

[ pahr-then-uh s, pahr-thuh-nos ]

/ pɑrˈθɛn əs, ˈpɑr θəˌnɒs /

an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”

Example sentences from the Web for parthenos

Fragment of shield supposed to be a rough copy from the shield of the statue of Athen Parthenos.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
This plant may have had its name from the virgin (parthenos) goddess Athene, whom the Romans call Minerva.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George Long
Parthenos (Par′thenos) was a name of Juno, and also of Minerva.

1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described |Edward S. Ellis
The principal chamber (cella) within the colonnade contained the colossal statue of Athen Parthenos (see below, Nos. 300-302).

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

Farnell1173 says that the first sense of parthenos was not "virgin," but unmarried.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner

Parthenos

/ (ˈpɑːθɪˌnɒs) /

an epithet meaning "Virgin", applied by the Greeks to several goddesses, esp Athena