Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Parthenon

Parthenon (par"the*non) , proper noun

[Latin, from Greek Parqenw`n, fromparqe`nos a virgin, that is, Athena, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.]

A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.