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- the Naxians the right of Promanteia as before, at the time of archon Theolytos and Epigenes the Bouleutes — Inscription of the Sphinx of the Naxians Christine...
- promanteia for the Naxians: ΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΑΠΕΔΩΚΑΝ ΝΑΞΙΟΙΣ ΤΑΝ ΠΡΟΜΑΝΤΗΙΑΝ ΚΑΤΤΑ ΑΡΧΑΙΑ ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ ΘΕΟΛΥΤΟΥ ΒΟΥΛΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ ΕΠΙΓΕΝΕΟΣ Delphi accorded the Naxians the right...
- spirit), and Naxian honey (which is largely derived from the nectar of thyme). The quarrying of marble on Naxos began before 550 BCE. Naxian marble was...
- The Colossus of the Naxians is a kouros statue made of Naxian marble which was about 9 metres high, now located in the Museum on Delos and originally...
- was an earthly Ariadne, who was distinct from a divine one: Some of the Naxians also have a story of their own, that there were two Minoses and two Ariadnes...
- only seven of the original lions remain. The Oikos of the Naxians (House of the Naxians), first quarter of sixth century BC, has a long hall with one...
- Emery, or corundite, is a dark granular rock used to make an abrasive powder. The rock largely consists of corundum (aluminium oxide), mixed with other...
- Naxian marble is a large-crystaled white marble which is quarried from the Cycladic Island of Naxos in Greece. It was among the most significant types...
- refer to some form of liaison between Zeus and Hera while describing a Naxian premarital ritual; see Hard 2004, pp. 136–7; Gantz, p. 58. Cf. Scholia on...
- how the Naxians became aware of the invasion, but undoubtedly they were aware, and began to make preparations. Herodotus tells us that the Naxians had previously...