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naos

  ('ŏs) pronunciation
n., pl. -oi (-oi).

See cella.

[Greek dialectal nāos, temple, shrine.]


 
 

1. Inner cell or sanctuary of a Greek temple, equivalent to the Roman cella, containing the statue of the deity.

2. Sanctuary of a centrally planned Byzantine church.

3. Small shrine, often portable, e.g. the battered-sided Egyptian type, carried by a Naöphorus figure.

Naos (3) (above) Naöphorus (right after the example in Museo Nazionale, Naples).
Naos (3) (above) Naöphorus (right after the example in Museo Nazionale, Naples).

Bibliography

  • J. Curl (2005)
  • Dinsmoor (1950)

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('ŏs) , inner portion of a Greek temple, enclosed within walls and generally surrounded by colonnaded porticoes. In it stood the statue of the deity to whom the temple was consecrated. The naos was provided with a columned porch, typically only in front (pronaos) but often also at the back (opisthodomos). It was the prototype for the cella of the Roman temple.


 
 

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