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Par·theno·pe (pär t̸hen′ə pē′)

noun

Gr. Myth. the siren who throws herself into the sea after her songs fail to lure Odysseus into a shipwreck

Etymology: L < Gr Parthenopē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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