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The Sphinx of Naxos, also Sphinx of the Naxians, now in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, is a 2.22 meter tall marble statue of a sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the chest and wings composed of the impressive feathers of a prey bird turned upward, and the body of a lioness.
According to the 4th century BCE inscription at the base of the Sphinx of the Naxians in Delphi, the Naxians (inhabitants of Naxos) had "Promanteia". The Naxos Sphinx inscription in Delphi offering Promanteia to the Naxians. Promanteia was the privilege, bestowed upon cities or individuals by the Oracle of Delphi, to ask the Pythia in priority. [1]
Numerous practical and artistic deployments of Naxian marble can be found on the island. These include a modern Sphinx statue in front of the city council building of the city of Naxos, the remains of the Temple of Demeter at Sangri, the Portara (the emblem of Naxos) and many masonry constructions in the villages.
A message etched into an ancient sphinx has proven to be, well, sphinx-like. The “mysterious” inscription has long been an enigma, puzzling scholars for over a century.
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(A Greek sphinx is in the Delos Museum.) Today, 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 central ionic colonnade, a west porch tristyle in antis, and an east marble prostasis of the middle of the sixth century BC. [18]