A new study by Dutch researchers claims the massive temple to Athena, which presides over the Acropolis at Athens, has been called by the incorrect name since Roman times. The study claims that the name “Parthenon” actually refers to an entirely different structure located on the Acropolis. Specifically, the ancient treasury where offerings to Athena were placed. But Parthenon started being used to refer to the larger temple by the Romans, and the name stuck for the next 2,000 years.
According to the researchers, the temple to Athena was known as the “Hekatompedon” to the classical Greeks. It means “Hundred foot temple.“ The interior of the main temple was indeed 100 feet long, although frankly, being architecturally accurate does not excuse how much more difficult Hekatompedon is to pronounce.
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