PART 4 - PLACES OF WORSHIP KEY TERMS

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Adyton

The ‘forbidden room,’ behind the naos, at the back of the temple

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Caryatid

A female figure used in place of a column to support the architectural sculpture

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Naos

The main room of the temple where the cult statue was kept

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Omphalos

Navel/belly-button

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Peribolos

The sanctuary itself, the sacred land, distinguished by a wall of boundary stones

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Promanteia

The right to consult the oracle first

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Pythia

The priestess who spoke the oracle at Delphi, said to be selected from the best and most valued families in Delphi, and once chosen, she had to lead a life of chastity and

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Temenos

A piece of land marked off for specific religious usage

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Treasury

This building has the same appearance and architecture of temples and was set up by city-states to house religious dedications and acted as a religious offering in itself