What is "pallene"

Pallene ( ; ) is a very small natural satellite of Saturn. It is one of three small moons known as the Alkyonides that lie between the orbits of the larger Mimas and Enceladus. It is also designated as (33).

Pallene can refer to:

• Pallene (mythology), one of the seven Alkyonides, daughters of the giant Alkyoneus in Greek mythology
• Pallene (moon), a small moon of Saturn, discovered in 2004
• Pallini, a town east of Athens, Greece
• Pallene, Chalcidice, the westernmost headland of the Chalcidice, Greece, also called Kassandra
  • Pallini, Chalcidice, a municipality in the above

Pallene is the ancient name of the westernmost of the three headlands of Chalcidice, which run out into the Aegean Sea. Its modern name is Kassandra Peninsula (Χερσόνησος Κασσάνδρας). It is said to have anciently borne the name of Phlegra and to have witnessed the conflict between the gods and the earthborn Gigantes. The modern name of the peninsula is Kassandra, which, besides affording excellent winter pasture for cattle and sheep, also produces an abundance of grain of superior quality, as well as wool, honey, and wax, besides raising silkworms. In antiquity, Pallene was the site of numerous towns: Sane, Mende, Scione, Therambos, Aege, Neapolis, Aphytis, which were either wholly or partly colonies from Eretria.

Strabo mentions the following five cities of Pallene in the 1st century BC ( Cassandreia, Aphytis, Mende, Scione and Sane).

In Greek mythology, the name Pallene may refer to:

• One of the Alkyonides.
• Daughter of King Sithon. She was wooed by Dryas and Clitus, and eventually married the latter. Alternately, she consorted with Dionysus.