Parthenos

Parthenos (παρθένος) is the Greek term for "virgin". It may refer to:

• Virgo (constellation)
• the epithet of virgin goddesses in Greek mythology,
  • Athena Parthenos
  • Artemis
  • Hera
  • Persephone
  • sister of Hemithea, cast herself into the sea, and was deified by Apollo
  • daughter of Apollo and Akallis who died as a child and was set among the stars by Apollo
• a title in Orthodox Christianity, see Virgin (title)
  • Virgin martyr
• The Greek translation of Hebrew Almah
  • Perpetual virginity of Mary
• Parthenos (genus), a genus of butterfly

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