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Hekatompedon

Hekatompedon proper noun: the Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.

Proper noun

Hekatompedon

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

Forms of Hekatompedon

alternative formHecatompedon

Origin of Hekatompedon

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

Questions about Hekatompedon

What does Hekatompedon mean?
Hekatompedon means the Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
What part of speech is Hekatompedon?
Hekatompedon is a proper noun.

Words near Hekatompedon in the dictionary

  1. Hekabe
  2. hekat
  3. Hekate
  4. Hekatean
  5. Hekatombaion
  6. Hekatompedon
  7. hekats
  8. hekesh
  9. heketara
  10. heketaras
  11. hekhsher

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