What's in a Name?
"Palladion" has two sources:
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In classical mythology, the "palladion" was a statue of Athena whose
presence was thought to guarantee the safety of Troy; only after Odysseus
and Diomedes stole the image were the Greeks able to capture Troy.
By extension, "palladion" is used to mean a safeguard.
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| Architectural | |
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The name is a reference to
Andrea Palladio,
the Italian Renaissance architect whose work on proportion and harmony
in design remains one of the foundations of Western architecture.
Palladio's Villas
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