ATHENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Athene mean? 

• ATHENE (noun)
  The noun ATHENE has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

2. a genus of Strigidae

  Familiarity information: ATHENE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATHENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Athena; Athene; Pallas; Pallas Athena; Pallas Athene

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A genus of Strigidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Athene; genus Athene

Hypernyms ("Athene" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Athene"):

Athene noctua; little owl (small European owl)

Holonyms ("Athene" is a member of...):

family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)

 Context examples 

Opposite was a large bookcase, with a marble bust of Athene on the top. In the corner, between the bookcase and the wall, there stood a tall, green safe, the firelight flashing back from the polished brass knobs upon its face.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)