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563 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter N
   ) The memory of Naxos as the earliest of all the Greek settlements in Sicily was preserved by the dedication of an altar outside the town to Apollo Archegetes, the divine patron under whose authority the colony had sailed; and it was a custom (still retained long after the destruction of Naxos itself) that all Theori or envoys proceeding on sacred missions to Greece, or returning from thence to Sicily, should offer sacrifice on this altar. (23.37)

2. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (eds. Marian Holland McAllister, Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald) alphabetic letter N
   P. Rizzo, Naxos siceliota (1894); H. Cahn, Die Münzen der sizilischen Stadt Naxos (1944); G. V. Gentili, “Naxos alla luce dei primi scavi,” BdA (1956) 326ff; P. Pelagatti in Cronache di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte 4 (1965) 326ff; id., in Kokalos 14-15 (1968-69) 350ff; id., “Relazione preliminare della campagne di scavo 1961-64,” BdA (1964) 326ff; id., “Naxos II, ricerche topografiche e scavi 1965-70,” BdA (1972) 211ff. (22.59)

3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (eds. G. E. Marindin, William Smith, LLD, William Wayte) alphabetic letter A
   They include the islands of Myconos, Syros, Tenos, Ceos, Siphnos, Seriphos, Ios, Paros, Icaria, Naxos, Andros, and the town of Carystus in Euboea. (19.13)

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2 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Augustus J. C. Hare, Volume 2: Walks in London chapter 1, page 37
   Returning from a sacrifice in the.island of Naxos, attended by Silenus, with nymphs and fauns, Bacchus meets with Ariadne after her desertion by Theseus, wooes her, and carries her off in triumph. (3.11)

2. Charles Knight, Guide cards to the antiquities in the British Museum guidecard 38, object 1
   Bacchus hired a ship belonging to some Tyrrhenian corsairs, intending to be conveyed from the island of Icaria to Naxos, but the pirates directed their course towards the coast of Asia, where they intended to sell him for a slave. (2.11)

45 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 41723
   Naxos, Archaeological Museum, 990 (11.09)

2. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 44353
   Naxos, Archaeological Museum, 947 (11.09)

3. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 44185
   Naxos, Archaeological Museum (11.09)

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