herõon

See also heroon

English

Etymology

Latin heroum from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōon), from ἡρῷος (hērōios, “of a hero”).

Noun

herõon (plural herõons)

1. (obsolete) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
2. A sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple.

   In Ancient Greece, a monument to a dead hero, and now the relics they find are most well preserved at heroons, like vases or pots with references to the deeds of Herakles, or Calydon.