12-581: [REDACTED] Look up ναός in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Naos may refer to: A naós or cella , the inner chamber in Greek and Roman temples An ancient Greek temple , called a naos in Koine Greek Naos (hieroglyph) , an Egyptian hieroglyph Zeta Puppis , a star See also [ edit ] Naus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
24-583: A hermit's or monk's cell , and since the 17th century, of a biological cell in plants or animals. In ancient Greek and Roman temples , the cella was a room at the center of the building, usually containing a cult image or statue representing the particular deity venerated in the temple. In addition, the cella might contain a table to receive supplementary votive offerings , such as votive statues of associated deities, precious and semi-precious stones, helmets , spear and arrow heads, swords , and war trophies . No gatherings or sacrifices took place in
36-461: A portico with columns . It is surrounded by a colonnade ( pteron ) on all four sides of the cella ( naos ), creating a four-sided arcade , or peristyle ( peristasis ). By extension, it also means simply the perimeter of a building (typically a classical temple), when that perimeter is made up of columns. The term is frequently used of buildings in the Doric order . The peripteros can be
48-625: A single outer peristyle . According to Vitruvius , the Etruscan type of temples (as, for example, at Portonaccio , near Veio ) had three cellae , side by side, conjoined by a double row of columns on the façade . This is an entirely new setup with respect to the other types of constructions found in Etruria and the Tyrrhenian side of Italy, which have one cell with or without columns, as seen in Greece and
60-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cella In Classical architecture , a cella (from Latin 'small chamber') or naos (from Ancient Greek ναός (nāós) 'temple') is the inner chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple . Its enclosure within walls has given rise to extended meanings, of
72-561: The cella in the center of the plan, such as the Parthenon and the Temple of Apollo at Paestum . The Romans favoured pseudoperipteral buildings with a portico offsetting the cella to the rear. The pseudoperipteral plan uses engaged columns embedded along the side and rear walls of the cella . The Temple of Venus and Roma built by Hadrian in Rome had two cellae arranged back-to-back enclosed by
84-403: The cella , as the altar for sacrifices was always located outside the building along the axis and temporary altars for other deities were built next to it. The accumulated offerings made Greek and Roman temples virtual treasuries , and many of them were indeed used as treasuries during antiquity . The cella was typically a simple, windowless, rectangular room with a door or open entrance at
96-598: The Orient. In the Hellenistic culture of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt, the cella referred to that which is hidden and unknown inside the inner sanctum of an Egyptian temple , existing in complete darkness, meant to symbolize the state of the universe before the act of creation. The cella , also called the naos , holds many box-like shrines. The Greek word " naos " has been extended by archaeologists to describe
108-452: The central room of the pyramids. Towards the end of the Old Kingdom , naos construction went from being subterranean to being built directly into the pyramid, above ground. The naos was surrounded by many different paths and rooms, many used to confuse and divert thieves and grave robbers. In early Christian and Byzantine architecture , the cella or naos is an area at the center of
120-468: The church reserved for performing the liturgy . In later periods, a small chapel or monk 's cell was also called a cella . This is the source of the Irish language cill or cell (Anglicised as Kil(l)-) in many Irish place names . Peripteros In Classical architecture , a peripteros ( Ancient Greek : περίπτερος ; see peripterous ) is a type of ancient Greek or Roman temple surrounded by
132-416: The front behind a colonnaded portico facade. In larger temples, the cella was typically divided by two colonnades into a central nave flanked by two aisles . A cella may also contain an adyton , an inner area restricted to access by the priests—in religions that had a consecrated priesthood—or by the temple guard. With very few exceptions, Greek buildings were of a peripteral design that placed
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