Hekademos of Athens

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Hekademos of Athens was an ancient Athenian figure after whom the suburb of Akademeia—later famed as the site of Plato’s Academy—was traditionally said to be named.

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Hekademos of Athens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian hero
mythical figure
associatedWithPlace Akademeia
linked to: Akademos

Athens
citizenship Athens
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalSphere Ancient Greek culture
describedAs figure after whom the suburb of Akademeia was traditionally said to be named
eponymOf Academy (Akademeia)
Akademeia
linked to: Akademos
ethnicGroup Ancient Athenians
gender male
hasNameVariant Academus
linked to: Akademos

Akademos
Hecademus
Hekademos
linked to: Hecademus
historicity semi-legendary
influencedToponym Akademeia
linked to: Akademos
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedInContextOf Plato’s Academy
linked to: Academy of Athens
nameEtymologyRelation source of the name of the Academy (Akademeia)
notableFor eponym of the suburb Akademeia
relatedToConcept Platonic Academy
roleInTradition hero associated with the grove later used by Plato’s Academy
timePeriod Classical antiquity

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Hekademos hasVariantName Hekademos of Athens