Dictionary entry

Parthenon

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Par″the‐non (pär″thē̍‐nŏn), n. [L., fr. Gr. Παρθενών, fr.παρθένοσ a virgin, i.e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.] A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.