Hekatompedon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
  2. The specific chamber within the Parthenon which contained the cultic chryselephantine statue of Athena.

Word forms

Hekatompedon Hecatompedon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον (Hekatómpedon), from ἑκατόν (hekatón) + ποδός (podós), literally “hundred-footer”.

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