Metroon
A metroon was an ancient Greek temple dedicated to a mother goddess. They were often devoted to Cybele, Demeter, or Rhea.
Dorieo, Public domain.- Ruins
- …is also known as “Metroum”
- Description: ancient Greek shrine to a Mother goddess
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asteroskopeio and Monastiraki.
Asteroskopeio
Neighborhood
Dimboukas, Public domain.
Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece.
Monastiraki
Neighborhood
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old…
Metroon
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Latitude
37.97521° or 37° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.72208° or 23° 43′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGC+3R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Metroon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Metroon”
- Catalan: “Metròon”
- Chinese: “母神之廟”
- Dutch: “Metroon”
- Dutch: “Metroön”
- Estonian: “Metroon”
- Finnish: “Metroon”
- French: “Métrôon”
- Galician: “Metroon”
- German: “Metroon”
- Greek: “Μητρώον”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Βουλευτήριον και Μητρώον”
- Hebrew: “מטרון”
- Italian: “Metroon”
- Lithuanian: “Metroonas”
- Russian: “Метроон”
- Serbian: “Метроон”
- Spanish: “Metroon”
- Spanish: “Metroón”
- Swedish: “Metroon”
- Turkish: “Metroon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Drain and Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.
Nearby Places
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