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'''Pallas''' {{IPA|(/ˈpæl əs/ )}} ({{lang-grc-gre|Παλλάς}}), in [[ancient Greek religion]], was the daughter of [[Triton (mythology)|Triton]]. Acting as a foster parent to [[Zeus]]’s daughter [[Athena]], Triton raised her alongside his own daughter. During a friendly fight between the two goddesses, Athena was protected from harm by Zeus but Pallas was mortally wounded. Out of sadness and regret, she created the [[Palladium (mythology)|palladium]], a statue in the likeness of Pallas.<ref>Pseudo-[[Apollodorus of Athens|Apollodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 3.12.3.</ref> This story inspired a yearly festival in [[Ancient Libya|Libya]] dedicated to Athena. Girls from the [[Machlyes|Machlyans]] and Auseans tribes would fight each other, and those who died were labeled false virgins.<ref>[[Herodotus]]. ''[[Histories (Herodotus)|Histories]]'', 4.180.</ref> |
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Pallas (/ˈpæl əs/ ) (Greek: Παλλάς), in ancient Greek religion, was the daughter of Triton. Acting as a foster parent to Zeus’s daughter Athena, Triton raised her alongside his own daughter. During a friendly fight between the two goddesses, Athena was protected from harm by Zeus but Pallas was mortally wounded. Out of sadness and regret, she created the palladium, a statue in the likeness of Pallas.[1] This story inspired a yearly festival in Libya dedicated to Athena. Girls from the Machlyans and Auseans tribes would fight each other, and those who died were labeled false virgins.[2]
References
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.12.3.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories, 4.180.
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