Hekatompedon

English

Etymology

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

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.

See also

• Parthenon

Further reading

• Hekatompedon temple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• https://inscriptions.packhum.org/text/4
• https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/340