Meanings
- Any of several people in Greek mythology:
- Greekhuman sciencesAn epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
- Greekhuman sciencesOne of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠαλλάς
- EnglishPallas
From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَالَاس
- بَالَاس (bālās)Athena, asteroid and female names
Bulgarian Палант, Палада
- Палант (Palant)male titans
- Палада (Palada)Athena, asteroid and female names
Chinese Mandarin 帕拉斯, 智神星
- 帕拉斯 (Pàlāsī)Athena, asteroid and female names
- 智神星 (Zhìshénxīng)Athena, asteroid and female names
- 帕拉斯 (Pàlāsī)Athena, asteroid and female names
Esperanto Palaso
- PalasoAthena, asteroid and female names
Finnish Pallas
- PallasAthena, asteroid and female names
French Pallas
- PallasAthena, asteroid and female names
Greek Παλλάς
- Παλλάς (Pallás)Athena, asteroid and female names
Irish Pallas
- PallasAthena, asteroid and female names
Italian Pallante, Pallade
- Pallantemale titans
- PalladeAthena, asteroid and female names
Japanese パラス
- パラス (Parasu)Athena, asteroid and female names
Korean 팔라스
- 팔라스 (Pallaseu)Athena, asteroid and female names
Portuguese Palas
- PalasAthena, asteroid and female names
Russian Паллант, Палла́да
- Паллант (Pallant)male titans
- Палла́да (Palláda)Athena, asteroid and female names
Swahili Palasi
- PalasiAthena, asteroid and female names
Vietnamese Pallas, sao Trí Thần
- PallasAthena, asteroid and female names
- sao Trí ThầnAthena, asteroid and female names
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Pallas
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Cite this entry
Pallas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pallas
“Pallas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pallas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pallas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pallas.
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