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Parthenope

Proper noun

Meaning

(Greek mythology) One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.

(historical) A Greek settlement (ca. 9th c. BCE) named after the siren which later became the Italian city of Naples.

(astronomy) 11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid.
Synonym: 11 Parthenope

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

His daughter, Parthenope, became a highly regarded psychoanalyst. Source: Internet

The full citation for his DSO reads: error "Bion's daughter, Parthenope. Source: Internet

In the sixth century BC, after the decline of Parthenope, the new urban zone of Neápolis (Νεάπολις) was founded on the plain, eventually becoming one of the foremost cities of Magna Graecia. Source: Internet

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