An opisthodomos (ὀπισθόδομος, `back room`) can refer to either the rear room of an ancient Greek temple or to the inner shrine, also called the adyton (`not to be entered`); the confusion arises from the lack of agreement in ancient inscriptions. In modern scholarship, it usually refers to the rear porch of a temple. On the Athenia... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthodomos