Found 1 items, similar to Parthenope.
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Parthenope
Parthenope
\Par*then"o*pe\ (p[aum]r*th[e^]n"[-o]*p[=e]), n. [L.,
the name of a Siren, fr. Gr. Parqeno`ph.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the
sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by
her songs.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, discovered
by M. de Gasparis in 1850.
[1913 Webster]