naos
Pronunciation:
/ˈneɪ.ɒs/noun
Definitions
The inner part of a Greek temple. It contained a statue of the appropriate deity surrounded by a colonnaded portico and later gave rise to the Roman cella.
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/ˈneɪ.ɒs/Definitions
The inner part of a Greek temple. It contained a statue of the appropriate deity surrounded by a colonnaded portico and later gave rise to the Roman cella.