Theseion

Synonym of Hephaestaeum (“the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens”).

Proper noun

  1. Synonym of Hephaestaeum (“the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens”).

    Synonyms: Hephaestaeum

Origin

So called under the mistaken assumption that it housed the remains of the Athenian hero Theseus.

Forms

the Theseion Theseum

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