Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parthenon \Par"the*non\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos
   a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also
   Pallas.]
   A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at
   Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an
   important influence on art.

Source : WordNet®

Parthenon
     n : the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the
         acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of
         Doric architecture