Andron
(in an ancient greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
(in an ancient roman house) a p-ssage between two peristyles.
a son of anius who was given the power of prophecy by apollo.
historical examples
the andron was a p-ssage at the right or the left of the tablinum, connecting the atrium with the peristyle (figs. 115, 121).
pompeii, its life and art august mau
n.
men’s apartment in a house, from greek andron, collateral form of andronitis “men’s apartment,” from aner (genitive andros) “man” (see anthropo-).
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