Parthenon

English thumb Etymology From en grc Παρθενών, from grc παρθενών women's chamber, from grc παρθένος virgin; young woman. Pronunciation en /ˈpɑːθənən/ RP en /ˈpɑːɹθənɑːn/ US en en-us-Parthenon.ogg US Proper noun An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy. Usage notes Not to be confused with the Roman en Pantheon. Translations ancient temple to Athena Arabic: ar بارثينون Hijazi Arabic: acw بارْثِنون m bārṯinōn, pārṯinōn Bulgarian: bg Партенон m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 帕德嫩 Pàdénèn, cmn 巴特農 Bātènóng Coptic: cop ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲱⲛ Esperanto: eo Partenono French: fr Parthénon m German: de Parthenon m Greek: el Παρθενώνας m Ancient Greek: grc Παρθενών m Icelandic: is Meyjarhofið n Ido: io Parteno Italian: it Partenone Japanese: ja パルテノン Parutenon Korean: ko ^파르테논 Persian: fa پارتنون Portuguese: pt Partenon m, pt Partenão m Russian: ru Парфено́н m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Партенон m Latin: sh Partenon m Slovene: sl Pártenon Spanish: es Partenón m Ukrainian: uk Парфено́н m, uk Партено́н m Venetan: vec Partenon m See also en Hekatompedon en Architecture Athens Places in Greece