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hypethral, and a sentence from Shadow and Claw is used as an example of usage (see below). Andrew http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2012/07/11.htmlWord of the Day for Wednesday, July 11, 2012
hypethral \hi-PEE-thruhl\, adjective:
(Of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
Follow the gallery around for about a thousand paces until you come to the * hypethral*. With it dark out you might miss it, so keep an eye open for the plants.
-- Gene Wolfe, Shadow and Claw
The choice of top light for the main galleries is said to have been dictated by the belief that Greek temples were*hypethral*, that is, open to the sky; from which it was inferred that Greek taste demanded to see works of art under light from above.
-- Benjamin Ives Gilman, Museum Ideals of Purpose and Method
Hypethral stems from the Greek roots hyp- which means "under" and * a?thros* meaning "clear sky."