Parthenon misnamed for centuries?
Parthenon vs Hekatompedon A lesson in learning dynamics : the naming of one of the most famous structures in world history may have gotten confused through the centuries. If you're familiar with the structures atop the acropolis in Athens, Greece, then discovering that in ancient inscriptions the building called "The Parthenon" is actually referred to originally as the "Hekatompedon" (literally meaning the "hundred-foot temple"), and that the term "Temple of the Virgins" which is what "Parthenon" means, is attributed to a smaller building close by now referred to as the Erechtheion, this shows how teaching-and-learning can pass down through the centuries, in this case in a very erroneous manner. More about this discovery at athensgreecenow.com/hekatompedon-vs-parthenon.php and at hekatompedon.com