{"id":16204,"date":"2026-02-23T22:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16204"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:07:25","slug":"sphinx-of-naxos-20-5-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/sphinx-of-naxos-20-5-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphinx of Naxos 20,5 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"750\">This sculpture reproduces the famous <strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"401\">Sphinx of the Naxians<\/strong>, one of the most iconic votive monuments of Archaic Greece. The original was dedicated around <strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"507\">560 BCE<\/strong> by the island city of <strong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"539\">Naxos<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"588\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the spiritual center of the Greek world. It once stood atop a tall Ionic column near the Sacred Way, asserting both religious devotion and political prestige.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1039\">The sphinx\u2014combining the body of a lion, wings of an eagle, and head of a woman\u2014served as a protective guardian, symbolizing divine power, vigilance, and mystery. In the Delphic context, it functioned as a sacred sentinel watching over the oracle of Apollo and those who approached it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1341\">Created during the Archaic period, the original reflects early Greek experimentation with monumental scale, stylized anatomy, and symbolic form. Such votive sculptures were produced in the Cyclades and dedicated at major sanctuaries, reinforcing regional identity within Panhellenic religious spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e42444dd-1646-40e4-a336-9a49aedf8cc2\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1486\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">An Archaic Greek sphinx dedicated by Naxos at Delphi, symbolizing protection, devotion, and early monumental Greek art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,39],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16204","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-statues"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16204"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}