Delphi
Also known as Delphi (Samian Ware Discovery Site), Ancient Delphi, ancient Delphi
ehemalige Stadt im antiken Griechenland
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Delphi was an ancient sacred site in central Greece that housed Pythia, a famous oracle whom people throughout the classical world consulted for guidance on important decisions. The ancient Greeks believed Delphi marked the center of the world, symbolized by a stone monument called the Omphalos (meaning "navel" in Greek).
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Delphi
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.image
- Delphi, Greece - panoramio.jpg
- Ancient site.alt
- Delphic Tholos
- Ancient site.caption
- The Athena temple complex, including the Delphic Tholos. The background is the Pleistos River Valley.
- Ancient site.image_upright
- 1.3
- Ancient site.map_type
- Greece
- Ancient site.map_size
- 290px
- Ancient site.location
- Phocis, Greece
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Delphi
- Ancient site.type
- Ruins of an ancient sacred precinct
- Ancient site.height
- Top of a scarp maximum off the valley floor
Article · Deutsch
Delphi (griechisch Δελφοί (m. pl.), altgriechisch Δελφοί Delphoí ausgesprochen), ursprünglich Pytho (Πυθώ) genannt, war eine Stadt im antiken Griechenland, die vor allem für ihr Orakel bekannt war. Seit 1987 gehören die Ausgrabungen von Delphi zur Liste des Weltkulturerbes der UNESCO. Westlich der Ruinen des antiken Delphi befindet sich die moderne Kleinstadt Delfi.
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