Prinias developed at a similar time frame with Lato and Polyrrhenia as an Archaic Period settlement,[2] colonised by Greeks from the mainland.

The most remarkable surviving detail is a limestone lintel bearing two monumental statues of goddesses, seated facing each other.

The figures, whose identification is disputed, each wear a long skirt and a cape, reminiscent of the so-called "Lady of Auxerre".

[4] Below the figures is an orientalising frieze representing three panthers on each side; the motif is typical for North Syria.

Temple B is known for its Daedalic sculpture, which "consists of a statue of a goddess seated on a throne and wearing a polos and a stiff garment decorated with animals, a horse, a lion, and a sphinx".