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Leaving Cert Classical Studies: Erechtheion

How often Erechtheion comes up on the Classical Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 3 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

OL Asked on 2 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Erechtheion, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Erechtheion.

(a)Which marks from the contest for Athens were honoured at the Erechtheion?
  1. Zeus' thunderbolt scar and Hera's peacock
  2. Poseidon's trident marks and Athena's olive
  3. Apollo's laurel and Artemis' spring
(b)What are the female statues holding up the Erechtheion's south porch?
  1. Kouroi
  2. Atlantes
  3. Caryatids
(c)Which cults shared the Erechtheion?
  1. Athena Polias and Poseidon-Erechtheus
  2. Zeus Olympios and his wife Hera, queen of the gods
  3. Apollo and his sister Artemis
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(a) Poseidon's trident marks and Athena's olive

(b) Caryatids

(c) Athena Polias and Poseidon-Erechtheus

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Erechtheion.

Higher Level

Asked on 3 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q13
2024Q3
2023Q13

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 2 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q2
2024Not asked
2023Q16

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Erechtheion questions

Erechtheion, 2 marks

In which column order is the Erechtheion built?

  1. Doric
  2. Tuscan
  3. Ionic
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Ionic

Its slender Ionic columns with scroll capitals contrast with the heavier Doric columns of its neighbour, the Parthenon.

Erechtheion, 2 marks

Which temple on the Acropolis has the Porch of the Maidens?

  1. The Temple of Athena Nike
  2. The Erechtheion
  3. The Parthenon
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The Erechtheion

Six caryatids, statues of young women, hold up the roof of this porch instead of columns. Students often wrongly place them on the Parthenon.

Erechtheion, 2 marks

A carved female figure used in place of a column is called a?

  1. Caryatid
  2. Metope
  3. Triglyph
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Caryatid

The best-known caryatids are on the Erechtheion. The originals are now in museums, and copies stand in their place on the Acropolis.

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