Parthenope

Parthénope English thumb|right|Parthenope astronomical symbol (fish & star) thumb|right|Parthenope astronomical symbol (lyre) Etymology From en la Parthenopē, from en grc Παρθενόπη from grc παρθένος virgin, virginal ὄψ voice 1. Pronunciation en /pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/ Proper noun en Greek mythology One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore. en historical en @former name of:Naples port city in southwestern c/Italy. en 1867 William Latham Bevan The Student's Manual of Ancient Geography... https://books.google.fr/books?id=FqcUGVDsTQQC&pg=PA567 567 Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus. The name of Parthenope appears to have originally belonged to Palaepolis, but was subsequently transferred to Neapolis. en astronomy 11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid. en 11 Parthenope mul:𜻄 mul:🝺 Derived terms en Parthenopean Translations One of the Sirens from Greek mythology French: fr Parthénope f Greek: el Παρθενόπη f Ancient Greek: grc Παρθενόπη f Portuguese: pt Parténope f Portugal, pt Partênope f Brazil Russian: ru Парфено́па f, ru Партено́па f Spanish: es Parténope f asteroid Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 海妖星 French: fr Parthénope Italian: it Partenope f Russian: ru Парфенопа f en Asteroids Greek deities Portuguese Proper noun f Parténope 43 11