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hekatompedon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hekatompe-don
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.

name

The specific chamber within the Parthenon which contained the cultic chryselephantine statue of Athena.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἑκατόμπεδον

Inflected Forms

Hecatompedon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Parthenon

Questions

What does hekatompedon mean?
The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
Where does hekatompedon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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