User:Paul August/Pallas (daughter of Triton)
In Greek mythology, according to a story related by the mythographer Apollodorus,[1] Pallas (Παλλάς), was a daughter of Triton. Acting as a foster parent to Zeus’s daughter Athena, Triton raised her alongside his own daughter. During a friendly fight between the two goddesses, Athena was protected from harm by Zeus but Pallas was mortally wounded. Out of sadness and regret, Athena created the palladium, a statue in the likeness of Pallas.[2] This story inspired a yearly festival in Libya dedicated to Athena. Girls from the Machlyans and Auseans tribes would fight each other, and those who died were labeled false virgins.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.3
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.12.3.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories, 4.180.