Agoraios Kolonos (; Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κολωνός Ἀγοραῖος; Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγοραίος Κολωνός, meaning "the hill next to the Agora"), located to the south and adjacently situated on a hill near the Temple of Hephaestus, used to be the meeting place of the ancient Athenian craftsmen.[1]