Back Delphi Afrikaans دلفي Arabic Delfos AST Delfi Azerbaijani Дэльфы Byelorussian Делфи Bulgarian Delfi Breton Delfi BS Delfos (ciutat) Catalan Delphi (arkiyolohiyang dapit sa Gresya, Central Greece, lat 38,48, long 22,50) CEB
Δελφοί | |
 The Athena temple complex, including the Delphic Tholos. The background is the Pleistos River Valley. | |
  Delphi Shown within Greece | |
| Location | Phocis, Greece |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°28′56″N 22°30′05″E / 38.4823°N 22.5013°E |
| Type | Ruins of an ancient sacred precinct |
| Height | Top of a scarp 500 metres (1,600 ft) maximum off the valley floor |
| History | |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | French School at Athens |
| Ownership | Hellenic Republic |
| Management | Ministry of Culture and Sports |
| Public access | Accessible for a fee |
| Website | E. Partida (2012). "Delphi". Odysseus. Ministry of Culture and Sports, Hellenic Republic. |
| Official name | Archaeological Site of Delphi |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv and vi |
| Designated | 1987 (12th session) |
| Reference no. | 393 |
| Region | Europe |
Delphi (/ˈdɛlfaɪ, ˈdɛlfi/;[1] Greek: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi]),[a] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and 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 (navel).
According to the Suda, Delphi took its name from the Delphyne, the she-serpent (drakaina) who lived there and was killed by the god Apollo (in other accounts the serpent was the male serpent (drakon) Python).[5][6]
The sacred precinct occupies a delineated region on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus.
It is now an extensive archaeological site, and since 1938 a part of Parnassos National Park. The precinct is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having had a great influence in the ancient world, as evidenced by the various monuments built there by most of the important ancient Greek city-states, demonstrating their fundamental Hellenic unity.[7]
Adjacent to the sacred precinct is a small modern town of the same name.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2000) [1990]. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (new ed.). Harlow, England: Longman. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-582-36467-7.
- ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960). "δελφίς, Δελφοί, δελφύς". Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch. Vol. Band I. Heidelberg: Carl Winter.
- ^ Also given in Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott; Henry Stuart Jones (1940). "Δελφοί". A Greek-English Lexicon. Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Alice Mouton; Ian Rutherford; Ilya Yakubovich (2013). Luwian Identities: Culture, Language and Religion Between Anatolia and the Aegean. Leiden: Brill. p. 66.
- ^ "Suda, pi,3137".
- ^ "Suda, delta,210".
- ^ "Archaeological Site of Delphi". World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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