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Theseion

Theseion proper noun: synonym of Hephaestaeum (“the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens”).

Proper noun

the Theseion

  1. Synonym of Hephaestaeum (“the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens”).
    Synonyms:
    Hephaestaeum

Synonyms of Theseion

Forms of Theseion

alternative formTheseum

Origin of Theseion

So called under the mistaken assumption that it housed the remains of the Athenian hero Theseus.

Questions about Theseion

What does Theseion mean?
Theseion means synonym of Hephaestaeum (“the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens”).
What part of speech is Theseion?
Theseion is a proper noun.

Words near Theseion in the dictionary

  1. these things happen
  2. these words are not in the Bible
  3. these're
  4. these've
  5. Thesean
  6. Theseion
  7. theseness
  8. theses
  9. Theseum
  10. Theseus
  11. thesicle

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