See cella.
[Greek dialectal nāos, temple, shrine.]
naos
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na·os (nā'ŏs)  |
| Architecture and Landscaping: naos |
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
3. Small shrine, often portable, e.g. the
Naos (3) (above) Naöphorus (right after the example in Museo Nazionale, Naples).
Bibliography
- J. Curl (2005)
- Dinsmoor (1950)
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| Columbia Encyclopedia: naos |
naos (nā'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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