Palladium (disambiguation)

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Originally, palladium referred to a statue of anyone called "Pallas". It is a Latinization of the Greek word παλλαδιον, often transliterated as "palladion". More information may be found at Pallas (disambiguation).

In Greek and Roman mythology, Palladium may also refer to the following:

• Palladium (mythology), the use of the term in Greek and Roman mythology
• A statue of Pallas erected by Athena
• A cult figure of the Greek goddess Athena

Palladium, or variants thereof, may also refer to:

• Palladium, the chemical element
• The Hollywood Palladium, a theater on the Sunset Strip that opened in 1940
• The London Palladium, a theatre in London owned by Andrew Lloyd-Webber
• The Palladium Ballroom, credited as the origin of the mambo craze in the US
• Grand Palladium Bavaro, a Dominican resort
• Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game or Palladium Books, the publishers thereof
• Palladium ES, a global strategy execution firm
• Palladian, a style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio
• Scotiabank Place, a sports arena in Ottawa, originally named "The Palladium"
• Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, a trusted computing initiative began by Microsoft that was codenamed "Palladium"
• "Palladium", one of the ISO 4217 currency codes
• The Palladium (club), a dance club in New York City popular during the 1980s
• The Palladium Niteclub, a night club in Christchurch City from 1986 - 1998
• Palladium Shoes, a brand of footwear
• "Palladíum", a song by Weather Report from their 1977 album Heavy Weather
• Palladium, a famous nightclub in Acapulco, Mexico

[edit] See also

Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 - August 19, 1580), an Italian architect