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(pär-thĕn′ō̍-pē)

Noun.

[L., the name of a Siren, fr. Gr.

Παρθενόπη

(Gr. Myth.)

One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile

Ulysses

by her songs.

One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, discovered by

M. de Gasparis

in 1850.

See also: Parthenope

Parthénope f

Obsolete spelling of Parténope (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).