ΠΑΛΛΑΔΙΟΝ, παλλαδιον
PALLADION, palladion
Sounds Like: pal-LA-dee-on
Translations: Palladium, a Palladium
From the root: ΠΑΛΛΑΔΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: A palladium refers to a statue or image, especially one of the goddess Pallas Athena, believed to possess protective powers for a city or people. It was considered a sacred object, often thought to have fallen from the heavens, and its presence was believed to guarantee the safety and prosperity of the place where it resided. It is used in sentences to refer to such a protective idol or symbol.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΛΛΑΔΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΛΛΑΔΙΑ — Palladia, a Palladion, statues of Pallas
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