Palladium | 2009

Pal⋅la⋅di⋅um  /pəˈleɪdiəm/ – noun, plural -di⋅a  /-diə/

1. A statue of Athena, esp. one on the citadel of Troy on which the safety of the city was supposed to depend.

2. Anything believed to provide protection or safety; safeguard.

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