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title: Erechtheion Roof Detail
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3264/erechtheion-roof-detail/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Erechtheion Roof Detail

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Erechtheion Roof Detail](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3264.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3264.jpg)

## Image Caption

The roof of the porch of the [Erechtheion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Erechtheion/) with an apertuture through which it was believed [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) struck down Erechtheus with a thunderbolt (in revenge for killing [Poseidon](https://www.worldhistory.org/poseidon/)’s son Eumolpos). 421-406 BCE.

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, November 19). Erechtheion Roof Detail. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3264/erechtheion-roof-detail/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Erechtheion Roof Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 19, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3264/erechtheion-roof-detail/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Erechtheion Roof Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Nov 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3264/erechtheion-roof-detail/>.

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