athene

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of Strigidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	athene noctua, little owl,
definition	:	small European owl (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family strigidae, strigidae,
definition	:	a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes (noun.animal)

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

instance hypernym	:	greek deity,
definition	:	a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person)

domain category	:	greek mythology,
definition	:	the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group)