Delphi was an ancient religious sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Apollo. Said to be the center of the world, the site was also home to the Oracle of Delphi.
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Wikipedia ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. oracle of Delphi- (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those...
In Greek mythology,Delphynewas the name of a femaledragonwho was appointed by her mother, the earth goddessGaia, to guard thePythia, commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi. Some myths describe Delphyne as being a half-maiden, half-snake creature similar toEchidna.[19]This could be a refer...
Also found in: Thesaurus. Del·phic (dĕl′fĭk) also Del·phi·an (-fē-ən) adj. 1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. 2. Obscurely prophetic; oracular: made a great deal of Delphic pronouncements. Del′phi·cal·ly adv. American...
Greek legend recounts how Apollo chose Delphi as one of his chief places of worship, along with Delos. Greek mythology tells of a time when the gods of the sky overcame those of earth. Then the infant Apollo took control of Parnassus by killing Python, the dragon snake that had possessed...
Experience the Taste of Greece at Delphi Greek! Delphi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical...
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There are mentions of Pythia in Greek mythology and Greek history. She was a mainstay of Greek society from around the 8th century BCE (or even earlier) to the late 4th century CE. In Sophocles' famous play Oedipus Rex, for instance, the prophecy that Oedipus would grow up to kill his...
Delphi was revered throughout the Greek world as the site of the “omphalos” stone, the centre of the earth and the universe. In the inner “hestia” (hearth) of the Temple of Apollo, an eternal flame burned. The ancient site is situated on a plateau on the slope of Mt. Parnassus....
Delphic Oracle in Greek Mythology The earliest surviving story about the founding of the Delphic oracle is in the Pythian section of the "Homeric Hymn to Apollo," probably written in the sixth century BCE. The tale says that one of the first tasks of the newborn god Apollo was to set ...