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the epithet that turned athena from goddess into someone with a story worth apologizing for.
means an ancient title for athena, honoring wisdom and warrior skill, tied to a myth she supposedly never got over.
from greek myth says pallas was athena's childhood friend, killed by her own hand in a sparring accident; grief-stricken, athena took the name pallas as a permanent tribute, fusing guilt and glory into one epithet.
asteroid namesake2 pallas, one of the largest asteroids in the belt.
alternate mythsome sources make pallas a giant she slew instead.
element triviapalladium the metal is named after the asteroid.