Hekatompedon
Meanings
name
- The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
- The specific chamber within the Parthenon which contained the cultic chryselephantine statue of Athena.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον (Hekatómpedon), from ἑκατόν (hekatón) + ποδός (podós), literally “hundred-footer”.
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