Monument of the Eponymous Heroes
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]
The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes nowadays
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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