Delfos
Also known as Delphi (Samian Ware Discovery Site), Ancient Delphi, ancient Delphi
sitio arqueológico y Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Grecia
AI overview
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 · Español
Delfos (en griego Δελφοί, Delfoi, latín Delphi) es un yacimiento arqueológico —declarado Patrimonio Mundial de la Unesco en 1987— y una moderna ciudad de Grecia. En épocas antiguas era el lugar del oráculo de Delfos, dentro de un templo dedicado al dios Apolo. Delfos era reverenciado en todo el mundo griego como el lugar del ónfalos o centro del universo.
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