\Par*ten"o*pe\, n. [L., the name of a Siren, fr. Gr.
?.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the
   sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by
   her songs.

2. One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered
   by M. de Gasparis in 1850.