Halls of Orithena

First Appearance and Context

The Halls of Orithena are recalled in mathic observances, with curated exhibits that depict their fall and the aftermath. A dictionary entry frames the temple’s destruction in 2621 as the boundary that begins the Peregrin Period, a usage that also echoes much older accounts.

Description and Location

Traditions describe marble columns rising from the black volcanic rock of Ecba to support a vast dome pierced by an oculus. The site is identified with the ancient center called Orithena. The precise geographic location is not specified in the material available so far.

Structures and Features

• A great dome with an oculus admitting a noonday shaft of light
• An analemma marked on the floor beneath the oculus, across which the light would pass at midday
• A ceremonial arrangement suited to large assemblies and a timed midday culmination

Relationships and Affiliations

• Remembered as the heart of ancient Orithena and as a precursor to rites later practiced within the maths
• Associated with early figures such as Adrakhones and Diax; later tradition preserves a maxim from this milieu as Diax’s Rake
• Accounts recall theors gathering here to sing the Hylaean Anathem
• Its destruction is treated as the opening of the Peregrin Period

Current Status

Long destroyed; known through tradition, curated displays, and references in mathic discourse. The cause is linked in accounts to an eruption of Ecba. The year 2621 is cited for the temple’s fall; specific surviving remains or an exact site have not been identified in the present sources.