- 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...
-
promanteia for the
Naxians: ΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΑΠΕΔΩΚΑΝ ΝΑΞΙΟΙΣ ΤΑΝ ΠΡΟΜΑΝΤΗΙΑΝ ΚΑΤΤΑ ΑΡΧΑΙΑ ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ ΘΕΟΛΥΤΟΥ ΒΟΥΛΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ ΕΠΙΓΕΝΕΟΣ
Delphi accorded the
Naxians the right...
-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
- Lindos, but was unsuccessful. The
fleet sailed next to Naxos, to
punish the
Naxians for
their resistance to the
failed expedition the
Persians had mounted...
