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Athene
(gcide) | Pallas \Pal"las\ (p[a^]l"las), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Palla`s,
Palla`dos.] (Gr. Myth.)
Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also
Athena, Pallas Athene or Athene, and identified, at a
later period, with the Roman Minerva.
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athene
(wn) | Athene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, {Pallas
Athena}, Pallas Athene]
2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: Athene, genus Athene] |
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Athene noctua
(gcide) | Owlet \Owl"et\, n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zool.)
A small owl; especially, the European species ({Athene
noctua}), and the California flammulated owlet ({Megascops
flammeolus}).
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Owlet moth (Zool.), any noctuid moth.
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Atheneum
(gcide) | Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athenaeum \Ath`e*n[ae]"um\, n.; pl. E.
Atheneums, L. Athen[ae]a. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a
temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.
'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene
(called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of
Athens.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which
scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and
instruct students.
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2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
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3. A literary or scientific association or club.
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4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,
and newspapers are kept for use.
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Atheneums
(gcide) | Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athenaeum \Ath`e*n[ae]"um\, n.; pl. E.
Atheneums, L. Athen[ae]a. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a
temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.
'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene
(called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of
Athens.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which
scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and
instruct students.
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2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
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3. A literary or scientific association or club.
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4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,
and newspapers are kept for use.
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Heathenesse
(gcide) | Heathenesse \Hea"then*esse\ (-[e^]s), n. [AS. h[=ae][eth]ennes,
i. e., heathenness.]
Heathendom. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Sir W. Scott.
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Micrathene Whitneyi
(gcide) | Elf \Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. Elves ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf;
akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr
elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh
to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.]
1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
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Every elf, and fairy sprite,
Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak.
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2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
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Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and {elf
shot}.
Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
one they had stolen. See Changeling.
Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
Elf owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of
Southern California and Arizona.
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Pallas Athene
(gcide) | Pallas \Pal"las\ (p[a^]l"las), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Palla`s,
Palla`dos.] (Gr. Myth.)
Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also
Athena, Pallas Athene or Athene, and identified, at a
later period, with the Roman Minerva.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Minerva \Mi*ner"va\, n. [L.] (Rom. Myth.)
The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of
poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the
Grecian Pallas Athene.
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athene
(wn) | Athene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, {Pallas
Athena}, Pallas Athene]
2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: Athene, genus Athene] |
athene noctua
(wn) | Athene noctua
n 1: small European owl [syn: little owl, Athene noctua] |
atheneum
(wn) | atheneum
n 1: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of
learning [syn: athenaeum, atheneum]
2: a place where reading materials are available [syn:
athenaeum, atheneum] |
genus athene
(wn) | genus Athene
n 1: a genus of Strigidae [syn: Athene, genus Athene] |
pallas athene
(wn) | Pallas Athene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, {Pallas
Athena}, Pallas Athene] |
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