2 Pallas

2 Pallas (pal'-us) was the first asteroid discovered after 1 Ceres. It was found and named by H. Wilhelm Olbers on March 28, 1802.

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The asteroid is named after Pallas, the daughter of Triton and friend of Athena in Greek mythology. (There are several male characters of the same name in Greek mythology, but the first asteroids were invariably given female names.)

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According to the OED, the adjectival form of Pallas is Palladian.

1 Ceres: 1 Ceres (, Latin Cer?s) was the first asteroid to be discovered. It was discovered on January 1, 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi. With a diameter of about 950 km it is by far the largest and most massive asteroid in the main asteroid belt....

March 28: March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). There are 278 days remaining....

1802: 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar)....

2 Pallas related Images and Photos (experimental)

Pallas Athene c.1898

Pallas Athene 1898