The Greeks gave to him the name  agyieus as the protector god of public places and houses who wards off evil and his symbol was a tapered stone or column.
ðə ɡɹˈiːks ɡˈeɪv tə hˌɪm ðə nˈeɪm ˈædʒɪˌɪəs æz ðə pɹətˈɛktɚ ɡˈɑːd ʌv pˈʌblɪk plˈeɪsᵻz ænd hˈaʊzᵻz hˌuː wˈɔːɹdz ˈɔf ˈiːvəl ænd hɪz sˈɪmbəl wʌzɐ tˈeɪpɚd stˈoʊn ɔːɹ kˈɑːlʌm.