xoanon
UK/ˈzəʊ.ə.nɒn//ˈzoʊ.ə.nɑn/
xoanon noun: a wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.
Noun
xoanon (plural xoana)
- A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.
- In the case of 679, the well-known female figure of xoanon shape, it is often asserted that we see a more or less archaistic survival; […]1913, E. A. Gardner, “Reviews: Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum”, in The Classical Review, volume 27, page 196
- Callimachus' description of the Samian xoanon as a sanis—a flat board or plank regularly used for doors or wooden tablets—and specifically as "not carved by chisels" (gluphanôn axoos sanis) clearly indicates an aniconic Hera of Samos.1993, Joan V. O'Brien, The Transformation of Hera: A Study of Ritual, Hero, and the Goddess in the Iliad, page 19
xoanon meaning in Tamil
xoanon in Tamil
- தொன் மரச்சிலையுரு
Forms of xoanon
| plural | xoana |
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Origin of xoanon
From Ancient Greek ξόανον (xóanon).
Questions about xoanon
- What does xoanon mean?
- Xoanon means a wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.
- What is xoanon in Tamil?
- Xoanon in Tamil is தொன் மரச்சிலையுரு. See Xoanon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is xoanon?
- Xoanon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce xoanon?
- Xoanon is pronounced /ˈzəʊ.ə.nɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of xoanon?
- The plural of xoanon is xoana.
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