a patronymic by which Aurora, the daughter of the giant Pallas, is sometimes designated. (Ov. Met. 4.373, 6.567, 9.420.) Pallantias also occurs as a variation for Pallas, the surname of Athena. (Anthol. Palat. 6.247.)
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890