Monument of the Eponymous Heroes
The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes nowadays
The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes, located in the Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece and adjacently situated near the Metroon (old Bouleuterion), was a marble podium that bore the bronze statues of the ten heroes representing the tribes of Athens. Being an important information center for the ancient Athenians, it was used as a monument where proposed legislation, decrees and announcements were posted.[1][2]
Names of the ten heroes
- Erechtheus
- Aegeus (Theseus' father)
- Pandion (usually assumed to be one of the two legendary kings of Athens, Pandion I or Pandion II)
- Leos
- Acamas (son of Theseus)
- Oeneus
- Cecrops II
- Hippothoon
- Aias (Ajax)
- Antiochus (a son of Heracles)
References
- ↑ Plato-Dialogues, URL accessed on June 1, 2008
- ↑ Brooklyn College Dead link
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Coordinates: 37°58′31″N 23°43′20″E / 37.9752°N 23.7223°E
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