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The base of the Eponymous Heroes representing the tribes of Athens.

Το Μνημείο των Επώνυμων Ηρώων, β΄ μισό 4ου π.Χ.,

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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]

Monument of the Eponymous Heroes

Names of the ten heroes

Erechtheus
Aegeus (Theseus' father)
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

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