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Parthenon

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friezenoun	(architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
parthenosnoun	An epithet of various Greek goddesses, most commonly Athena.
panathenaeanoun	(Ancient Greece, historical) A festival formerly held annually in Athens to honour the city's patron goddess Athena, involving animal sacrifices, a grand procession, and, every fourth year, athletic and musical contests.
hephaesteumnoun	The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
erechtheionnoun	An ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena.
hecatompedonnoun	Alternative spelling of Hekatompedon. [(historical) The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.]
hephaisteionnoun	Alternative form of Hephaesteum. [The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.]
athenenoun	(Greek mythology) Athena
pantheonnoun	(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
hekatompedonnoun	(historical) The specific chamber within the Parthenon which contained the cultic chryselephantine statue of Athena.
pnyxnoun	(Ancient Greece, historical) A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.
poseidonianoun	Former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy.
antheianoun	(Greek mythology) One of the Charites worshipped in Athens.
pallasnoun	An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
athenanoun	(Greek mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
parnassusnoun	(figuratively) The home of poetry, literature, and learning.
parnassosnoun	Alternative form of Parnassus. [A mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs and was the home of the Muses.]
delphinionnoun	A temple dedicated to Apollo Delphinios.
artemisionnoun	(historical) The ancient Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.
akademosnoun	Alternative form of Academus (“mythological hero”). [(Greek mythology) An Athenian hero who saved Athens by preventing an invasion by Castor and Pollux.]