Delphi

thumb|upright=1.75|Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct in central Greece. It was the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in Delphi, marked by the stone monument known as the Omphalos of Delphi. The term omphalos was the Greek word for "navel".

thumb|220px|Southern part of Amphissa Amphissa ( ) is a town in Phocis, Greece, part of the municipality of Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 315.174 km2. It lies on the northern edge of the olive forest of the Crissaean plain, between two mountains, Giona to the west and Parnassus to the east, northwest of Athens and of Delphi, as well as northeast of Naupactus and south of Lamia.

one of the Delphic maxims

seaside town in Phokida, Greece

sacred fountain at Delphi

Galaxidi or Galaxeidi (), is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 126.088 km2.

In Greek mythology, Phemonoe ( ; ) was a Greek poet of the ante-Homeric period. She was said to have been the daughter of Apollo, his first priestess at Delphi, or of his possible son Delphus, and the inventor of the hexameter verses, a type of poetic metre.

Prophetess of classical antiquity

Desfina () is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.992 km2. It is situated on a plateau at 680m elevation, 5 km from the Corinthian Gulf. It is 7 km southeast of Delphi, 9 km east of Itea and 30 km west of Livadeia.

village in Phocis, Greece

In Greek mythology, Delphus (; Ancient Greek: Δέλφος, Delphos) was the person from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name.

thumb|200px|right|Central church thumb|200px|right|Battle of Gravia|Gravia Inn

modern village in Fokida, Greece

ancient Greek sculptor and metalsmith

village in Phokida, Greece

thumb|'Delphi' by Edward Lear, watercolor, 12 by 19 cm.. In Greece, the Phaedriades (Φαιδριάδες, meaning "the shining ones") are the pair of cliffs, ca 700 m high on the lower southern slope of Mt. Parnassos, which rise above the sacred site of Delphi. Strabo, Plutarch and Pausanias all mentioned the Phaedriades when describing the site, a narrow valley of the Pleistos (today Xeropotamos) formed by Parnassos and Mount Cirphis. Between them rises the Castalian Spring. Even nowadays, at noontime, the rock surfaces reflect a dazzling glare.

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Mavrolithari () is a village on Mount Oeta in northern Phocis, Greece, at an altitude of . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Delphi, and the municipal unit of Kallieis. Population was 115 in the 2021 census.

subdivision of Delfi Municipality, Greece

village in Phokida, Greece

modern village in Phocis, Greece

Kallieis (, full form Δήμος Καλλιέων) is a former municipality in the northern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 183.256 km2. Its registered population in 2021 amounted to 1,123. The seat of the municipality was Mavrolithari, which is home to about 10% of the municipal unit population. The municipality was named after the ancient people of Kallieis, a Dryopean tribe.

village in Phocis, Greece

Polydrosos () is a village and a community of the Delphi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Parnassos, of which it was a municipal district. The community of Polydrosos covers an area of 38.672 km2.

thumb|upright|According to the 4th century BCE inscription at the base of the Sphinx of Naxos|Sphinx of the Naxians in [[Delphi, the Naxians (inhabitants of Naxos) had "Promanteia".]] thumb|The Naxos Sphinx inscription in Delphi offering Promanteia to the Naxians. Promanteia was the privilege, bestowed upon cities or individuals by the Oracle of Delphi, to ask the Pythia in priority.

Kastellia (, before 1979: Καστέλλι - Kastelli) is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, Phocis, Greece. It is situated at the western end of the wide Cephissus valley, at the foot of the mountains Giona and Oeta. It is 3 km northwest of Gravia, 19 km north of Amfissa and 23 km south of Lamia. The Greek National Road 27 (Damasta - Amfissa - Itea) passes southeast of the village. The railway from Athens to Thessaloniki passes east of the village, with the nearest railway station at Bralos, 4 km east.

religious festivals in ancient Greece, for salvation/safety

Apostolias (, before 1927: Κάτω Κάνιανη - Kato Kaniani) is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, in the northeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Apostolias is situated at the foot of Mount Oeta at 520 m above sea level. Until World War II, many of its residents worked in the bauxite mine on the east side of the Agios Vasileios mountain. The mine was destroyed by the occupying Italian forces.

village in Greece