PARTHENOGENITIVE
Par`the*no*gen"i*tive, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Parthenogenetic.
PARTHENOGENY
Par`the*nog"e*ny, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Same as Parthenogenesis.
PARTHENON Par"the*non, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.]
Defn: 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.
PARTHENOPE; PARTENOPE
Par*then"o*pe, Par*ten"o*pe, n. Etym: [L., the name of a Siren, fr.
Gr.
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.
2. One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered by M. de Gasparis in 1850.