Delphi

Historical Background Situated on the side of Mount Parnassus in central Greece, Delphi was a religious, panhellenic sanctuary known as the belly-button of the ancient world. This location was discovered, according to myth, when Zeus sent two eagles to fly from separate directions towards each other. They met at Delphi, then determined to be the navel of the earth. The site of Delphi was inhabited by Iron Age cults, and material evidence of 9th century bronze figurines has been recovered. Though there are additional traces of Poseidon being worshipped on the site, the sanctuary would shift to the worship of the god Apollo. The founding of the cult of Apollo at Delphi has many origin theories, one which is discussed in the Homeric Hymn…

hings to Do in Delphi Greece By Nick Nikolis | Submitted On January 03, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Nick Nikolis There are so many things to do and see in Delphi that it will…

made. Not long ago you came to me in supplication, wishing that I would try my best to end the evil plague that spread across the fair city of Thebes. At that time, it was revealed by the Oracle of Delphi that the gods had sent the plague as punishment because we had not brought to justice…

group to social group searching for the wisest of all the land. This is of course in response to when the Oracle of Delphi addresses the fact that Socrates is the wisest of the entire known world.…

Apollo: Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places Considered the “…the most Greek of all the gods” (Hamilton 25), Apollo is the god of the sun, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, plague, archery, and truth. This makes him a powerful god amongst the Olympians and leads to extensive praise from mortals. This kind of importance places Apollo at the center of countless myths where his power and prestige shine through. Fathered by Zeus, and born to Leto, Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, Apollo and his…

Apollo is often referred to as the prince of Greek Mythology. As the god of archery, prophecy, plague and the arts, he is an important figure and relates to many factors in Greek life. Apollo’s most important place of worship was Delphi. Delphi was said to be the mythological centre of the earth and the site of the omphalos, the ancient navel stone that Zeus used to trick Cronos (Hesiod Theogony 488-494). Apollo became the founder of the settlement when he slew the serpent Python that terrorized…

trying to kill her and Apollo. Leto was also being pursued by Hera, who is Zeus’s wife. Python was an offspring of the Earth goddess. Python learned that he would be killed by the son of Leto and he will try to kill her to change his future. Zeus will remove Leto to a safe place until Apollo is born on the island of Delos. Soon after Apollo birth, he went to the island of Pytho. While there he will kill the dragon named Python as foretold, with the first shot of his bow. The dragon was to guard…

to him was a living art, showing how someone should live their life and this is reflected both in his thinking process, also in his death. The action of arguing logically and truthfully without begging, crying, or attempting to receive pity for his children when faced with the penalty of death, is similar to the way he thought only with logic and only spoke truthfully even if the conclusion was unfavorable or if the process put him into trouble. In conclusion Socrates goes about philosophy with…

The section has an examination of supporting evidence or contradicting conclusions, and suggestions for the further research. At the end of the discussion section, all the findings are joined together and summarized in a final statement. The Oracle paper has a complete analyzing of the evidence except for suggesting further research and possible contradicting conclusions. It seems that the purpose of this paper was to reinforce a previous claim about the Delphi oracle made prophecies after being…

3. Socrates is at court because he is under indictment by a man named Meletus for corrupting the young and for not believing in the the gods that the city believes in. 5. Euthyphro's family is angry that he is prosecuting his father for murder on behalf of a murder that his father hasn't done. They also think that is impious for a son to prosecute his father for murder. Socrates thinks that Euthyphro should make sure that he truly knows what piety and impiety so he doesn't wrongly…