Areopagus

English thumb|Phryne revealed before the Areopagus (1861) by Jean-Léon Gérôme. The painting depicts Phryne, a famous hetaera of Ancient Greece, on trial before the Areopagus. thumb|Areopagus seen from the Acropolis Etymology en :lbor grc:Ἄρειος Πάγος<lit:Rock of Ares> 1 en grc Ἄρειος Πάγος Rock of Ares, which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens. Pronunciation en /æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/ Proper noun en Ancient Greece The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens. I X When the great emergencies of the state required his presence and attention, he was engaged in conversation with the philosopher Plotinus, wasting his time in trifling or licentious pleasures, preparing his initiation to the Grecian mysteries, or soliciting a place in the Areopagus of Athens. en 1924 Herbert Weir Smyth Aeschylean Tragedy VI. Orestea. I: Agamemnon 152 At its end, Orestes’ disordered brain envisages the sable-robed demons coiled about with snakes who are to stand as his accusers before the high court of the Areopagus, inaugurated by the daughter of Zeus, the goddess of wisdom, to adjudge his unhappy case. A prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. XXXII All hands were on deck, all the afternoon, with books and maps and glasses, trying to determine which “narrow rocky ridge” was the Areopagus, which sloping hill the Pnyx, which elevation the Museum Hill, and so on. Derived terms en Areopagite Translations supreme council in Athens Catalan: ca areòpag m Cherokee: chr ᎡᎵᎣᏈᎦ Finnish: fi areiopagi French: fr aréopage m Greek: el Άρειος Πάγος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἄρειος Πάγος m Irish: ga Cnoc Airéis m Italian: it areopago m Odia: or ଏରୋପାଗସ Polish: pl areopag m Portuguese: pt areópago m Romanian: ro areopag n Russian: ru ареопа́г m Spanish: es areópago m Swedish: sv areopag c Further reading