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
Ancient site.archaeologists: French School at Athens
Ancient site.cultures: Ancient Greece
Ancient site.ownership: Hellenic Republic
Ancient site.management: Ministry of Culture and Sports
Ancient site.public_access: Accessible for a fee
Ancient site.designation1: WHS

via Wikipedia infobox

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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