Corycian Cave

The Corycian Cave is located in central Greece on the southern slopes of , in Parnassus National Park, which is situated north of .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Greece
  • Also known as: “Κωρύκειον Άντρο”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castalian Spring.

Ruins
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The , in the ravine between the Phaedriades at , is where all visitors to Delphi — the contestants in the Pythian Games, and especially pilgrims who came to consult the Delphic Oracle — stopped to wash themselves and quench their thirst; it is also here that the Pythia and the priests cleansed themselves before the oracle-giving process. is situated 4 km south of Corycian Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of . is situated 6 km southwest of Corycian Cave.

Village
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is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of . Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality . is situated 7 km southeast of Corycian Cave.

Village
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is a village and a community of the . Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Parnassos, of which it was a municipal district. The community of covers an area of 32.796 km2. is situated 9 km north of Corycian Cave.

Corycian Cave

Latitude
38.51592° or 38° 30′ 57″ north
Longitude
22.52153° or 22° 31′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GC4GG8C+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1803162736
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2261709
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Corycian Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف كوريكيان”
  • Catalan: “L’antre Corici”
  • Dutch: “Corycische grot”
  • Dutch: “Corysche grot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كوريسيان”
  • Finnish: “Korykian luola”
  • French: “antre corycien”
  • French: “Antre corycien”
  • Greek: “Κωρύκειο άντρο”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Κωρύκειο Άντρον”
  • Hausa: “Kogon Corycian”
  • Italian: “Antro coricio”
  • Italian: “Grotta coricia”
  • Japanese: “コーリュキオン”
  • Japanese: “コーリュキオン洞窟”
  • Russian: “Корикий”
  • Russian: “Кори­кий­ская пеще­ра”
  • Russian: “Корикион”
  • Serbian: “Korikijska pećina”
  • Spanish: “Coricio”
  • Spanish: “Cueva Coricio”

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