English noun: Athene | |||
1. | Athene (person) (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva | ||
Synonyms | Athena, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene | ||
Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
2. | Athene (animal) a genus of Strigidae | ||
Synonyms | genus Athene | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bird genus | ||
Member holonym | Athene noctua, little owl | ||
Member meronym | family Strigidae, Strigidae | ||