| Just outside the propyla was the small temple of Wingless Victory. |
| It faced the propyla and was much admired, being regarded as a proof how art can add to the nobility of noble men. |
| The base of its pedestal is still shown on the Acropolis between the propyla and the Erechtheum. |
| They were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla. |
| Neither the number of the propyla nor of the sphinxes is determined by any rule. |
| Already the incense was burning, already the cypress had been placed before the propyla of the Palatine. |
