For other meanings of Pallas, see Pallas (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Pallas may refer to: Pallas, a Titan and son of Crius and Eurybia Pallas (Giant), a Giant and the son of Uranus and Gaia Pallas (son of Pandion), the son of Pandion II, king of Athens, and father of the fifty Pallantids Pallas (son of Evander), the...
Pallas was the daughter of Triton. Acting as a foster parent to Zeus’ daughter Athena, Triton raised her alongside his own daughter Pallas. During a fight between the two goddesses, Athena was protected from harm by Zeus, however she mortally wounded Pallas. Out of saddenss and regret, she created the palladium, a statue in the likeness of Pallas. [1]. This story inspired a yearly festival in Libya dedicated to Athena. Girls from the Machlyans and Auseans tribes would fight each other, and those who died were labeled false virgins. [2] Triton is a Greek god, the messenger of the deep. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: Diós), is... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Palladion. ...
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