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The Areopagus () was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses. It met on a rocky outcrop called the Hill of Ares, northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, from which it took its name. Its English name comes from the Late Latin composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated 'Hill of Ares' (Ancient Greek: Ἄρειος Πάγος). The war god Ares was supposed to have been tried by the other gods on the Areopagus for the murder of Poseidon's son Halirrhothius, a typical example of an aetiological myth.
Nearby
Places within walking or a short drive, best first.
- Tower of Adrianou streetCastle490 m away
- Area of Stenopos KolytosArchaeological site140 m away
- Aphrodite TempleArchaeological site230 m away
- Odeon of AgrippaArchaeological site240 m away
- Ancient ruinsArchaeological site260 m away
- Stoa of EumenesArchaeological site270 m away
- Old ParthenonArchaeological site270 m away
- Sanctuary of the NymphArchaeological site290 m away
- Roman cisternArchaeological site310 m away
- Underground facilityArchaeological site320 m away
- Ruins in cageArchaeological site330 m away
- Sanctuary of Eros and AphroditeArchaeological site350 m away