Delphi
noun
uk/ˈdel.fi/us/ˈdel.faɪ/anancientGreeksanctuary(= aholyplace)onMountParnassus, where anoracle(= afemalepriest)wasbelievedto beabletoanswerquestionswithadvicefrom thegodApollo:
He had been toconsulttheoracleat Delphi.
TheancientGreeksconsideredthecentreof theworldto be at thetemplein Delphi.
- During theclassicalperiod,majorpan-Hellenicgamestookplaceat Delphi, Isthmia, and Nemea, inadditionto Olympia.
- Thegameswereheldinhonourof the gods—Zeus at Olympia and Apollo at Delphi.
Ancient history: before 500 AD
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