Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Palladium=تمثال بالاس أثينا / البلاديوم


Palladium=تمثال بالاس أثينا / البلاديوم

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
palladium (n.1)
"safeguard," c.1600, originally (late 14c.) "sacred image of Pallas Athene," from L. palladium, from Gk. Palladion, noun use of neuter of Palladios "of Pallas." It stood in the citadel of Troy and the safety of the city was believed to depend on it.


Pallas
Greek 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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