Erechtheion
Erechtheion proper noun: an ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Proper noun
Erechtheion
- An ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena.
- This north wall was intentionally incorporated into the fabric of its successor, but not for purely structural reasons; it was overlapped by the Erechtheion south porch, the Porch of the Maidens, but did not serve as the foundation for it.1995, Robin Francis Rhodes, Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
Forms of Erechtheion
| alternative form | Erechtheum |
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Origin of Erechtheion
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρέχθειον (Erékhtheion).
Questions about Erechtheion
- What does Erechtheion mean?
- Erechtheion means an ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena.
- What part of speech is Erechtheion?
- Erechtheion is a proper noun.
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