areopagus
A rocky outcrop where councilors sat, a blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/short/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="a4c91349e45f9140ef5bfb34ddcf0dca" target="_blank" >short distance from the Acropolis. For a time had judicial authority. From 462-461 BC stripped of power except for jurisdiction in murder trials. The first trial there is said to be with Athena for Orestes after he killed his mother.
