Nature venue
Areopagus Hill
80 locals recommend,
Location
21 Theorias
Athina
Tips from locals
The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens. Its English name is the composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated "Ares Rock" . Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Halirrhothius. In classical times, it functioned as the court for trying deliberate homicide.
The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens. Its English name is the composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated "Ares Rock" . Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Halirrhothius. In clas…
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