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Kino Delphi in Berlin
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The marble omphalos was found in the area to the northeast of the temple of Apollo. It probably reproduced the form of the “omphalos” that used to stand in the adyton, where the prophetic responses were being given via the Pythia. It is regarded as a Hellenistic or Roman copy of that omphalos. lts relief decoration represents the named “agrenon“, the woolen net which originally wrapped the sacred object.
According to mythology the omphalos marked the center of the earth, the point where the two eagles released by Zeus from two opposite ends of the world eventually met. According to a recent theory, the marble omphalos originally crowned the top of a 13 meters high columns, the so called the dancers’ column.
Omphalos and tripod are the main iconographic symbols associated to Delphi and Apollo. A magnificent krater from Spina Necropolis near Ferrara and attributed to The Kleophon Painter shows Apollo inside his temple in Delphi. The good is sitting on the throne, wears a laurel wreath in his hair and holds a laurel branch leant on his right shoulder. The omphalos and two tripods are represented just in front of the temple sacaellum.
Source: Museum notice
Marble sculpture
Height: 123 cm, diameter: 92 cm
Hellenistic Period
Delphi, Archaeological Museum
Delphi was the spiritual heart of ancient Greece, famed for its oracle and sacred temple of Apollo. Nestled on Mount Parnassus, it drew pilgrims seeking divine guidance. The Pythia, its priestess, delivered cryptic prophecies that shaped history. Today, Delphi remains a symbol of wisdom, mystery, and breathtaking natural beauty that captivates every visitor.
In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew the Python, a deity who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth.
I miss Delphi
uploading this as 187 of 365 because somewhere between all of the plane flights and time changes I lost a day
Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and became a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew Python, a dragon who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth.
Votive niches above the Castalian spring, Delphi November 1972 4800 dpi scans of Kodak PlusX negatives
Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and became a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew Python, a dragon who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth.
The village of Delphi is built on a hillside so the citizens get plenty of exercise walking to and from their points of need.
Delphi (Greece)
Delphi is an archaeological site on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and it was a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. His sacred precinct in Delphi was a Panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games.
Delphi was revered throughout the Greek world as the site of the omphalos stone, the centre of the earth and the universe. In the inner hestia ("hearth") of the Temple of Apollo, an eternal flame burned. After the battle of Plataea, the Greek cities extinguished their fires and brought new fire from the hearth of Greece, at Delphi; in the foundation stories of several Greek colonies, the founding colonists were first dedicated at Delphi. [Text (including notes) adapted from Wikipedia]
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With evocative ruins surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, Delphi is surely the most beautiful ancient site in Greece. For the ancient Greeks, Delphi was quite literally the center of the world: Zeus released two eagles from opposite ends of the earth and they met in the sky above Delphi. Impaling one another with their beaks, they fell to the ground on the very center of the world. The site was marked by the sacred Omphalos, or "navel stone." Later, Apollo killed the serpent Python (son of Mother Earth), guardian of Delphi's sacred Castalian Spring. The sun god then established an oracle at the spring, promising to provide counsel to all who needed it. Located at the navel of the world and personally blessed by Apollo, Delphi was the holiest site in the world for the ancient Greeks. The ruins of Ancient Delphi range in date from Mycenean times to the early Christian era and are one of the must-sees in Greece. There are several good hotels in the pretty modern town of Delphi. The site can also be visited as a day trip, as it is a scenic 2.5-hour drive or bus ride northwest from Athens. And Delphi is included in many guided tours, ranging from day trips from Athens to extended tours of Greece.
Delphi's Archaeological Museum contains a wealth of treasures excavated at the site of Ancient Delphi, just next door. Without a doubt, it is one of Greece's finest museums of classical art and antiquities. This photograph is of gthe back of the most famous piece by far in the museum's collections, a bronze statue known as the 'Charioteer'. An extraordinarily accomplished work of art, it was dedicated by the Sicilian tyrant Polyzalos following his triumph in the Pythian Games of 478 or 474 BC.
Auf diesem Foto siehst du den Tholos von Delphi. Weitere Infos zum Orakel von Delphi habe ich in meinem Blog zusammen gefasst.
Delphi, Greece is a wondrous place. There's just something in the air there.
Ruins of the temple of Apollo
The theater at Delphi is build further up the hill from the Temple of Apollo and it presented the seated audience with a spectacular view of the entire sanctuary below and the valley beyond. It was built in the 4th c. B.C. out of local Parnassus limestone and was remodeled several times subsequently. Its 35 rows can accommodate around five thousand spectators who in ancient times enjoyed plays, poetry readings, and musical events during the various festivals that took place periodically at Delphi. The lower tiers of seats were built during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
For more on the Temple of Apollo (upper left hand), see this picture