hieron
Americannoun
plural
hieraEtymology
Origin of hieron
From the Greek word hierón
Example Sentences
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A Pelasgic hieron, or platform of altar, at Segni.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
This implies that the hieron was a precinct of some size.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
In the citation from Bekker's Anecdota the Lenaeum is the hieron at which were held the theatrical contests.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
But "hieron" often refers to a sacred precinct, and there is nothing to prevent the verb in question from being used of a "hieron" in this sense.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
If we consult the passages in which this particular precinct is mentioned we find, in those quoted from Photius and the Etymologicum Magnum, that the Lenaeum contains a hieron of the Lenaean Dionysus.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
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