κίων (kiōn)

1. a pillar , Lat. columna, (Odyssey by Homer): a flogging-post , (Sophocles Tragicus); proverbial, ἔσθιε τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίονας eat the pillars of his hall, for being a spendthrift, he had nothing else left to give, (Aristophanes Comicus)
2. in plural the pillars guarded by Atlas , which keep heaven and earth asunder, (Odyssey by Homer); whereas in (Herdotus Historicus) Mount Atlas is ὁ κίων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
3. a columnar grave-stone , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)