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Astronomy. the second largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.
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| Pallas Athena or Pallas | |
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| another name for Athena | |
| Pallas or Pallas | |
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Pallas
Gk. goddess' name, lit. "little maiden," related to pallake "concubine," and probably somehow connected to Avestan pairika "beautiful women seducing pious men."
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The second largest asteroid, measuring about 570 km (353 mi) at its greatest diameter, and the second to be discovered, in 1802. See more at asteroid. |
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