Halls of Orithena

Overview

The Halls of Orithena are remembered as an ancient temple and ceremonial complex at Orithena. Tradition describes marble columns rising from the black volcanic rock of Ecba to support a vast dome pierced by an oculus for a timed midday rite. Its destruction is treated as the beginning of the Peregrin Period.

Notable Features

• Marble‑columned hall supporting a great dome with a central oculus
• A marked analemma beneath the oculus, across which the noonday shaft of light would pass
• A layout suitable for large assemblies and a timed midday culmination

Associations

• Earlier rites and songs connected with the theors are said to have informed later mathic liturgy, including echoes in the Hylaean Anathem
• The milieu linked to Orithena preserves principles attributed to Diax, remembered in the maxim known as Diax's Rake

Recent Activity

• Referenced as a benchmark for rigorous classical training in plane geometry; a narrator remarks that a “fid from the Halls of Orithena” would have worked out a geometric proof quickly. This usage suggests the name functions as shorthand for exemplary instruction.

Status/Access

Long destroyed; known through tradition, curated depictions, and references in mathic discourse. No confirmed location or surviving remains have been shown, and access is purely historical and ceremonial through preserved practices and accounts.