/i rek"thee euhm, er'ik thee"euhm/ , n.
a temple at Athens on the Acropolis, begun c420 B.C., having two Ionic porches and a porch of caryatids: regarded as one of the finest examples of classical architecture.
Also, Erechtheion /i rek"thuy euhn, -on', er'ik thuy"euhn/ .