Treasury of Cyrene
The Treasury of Cyrene was a building in the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. The treasury was possibly built as a token of gratitude for a large endowment of wheat offered to Delphi's inhabitants during a lean period.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.
Delphi
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The archaeological site of Delphi is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in West Central Greece, on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.
Delphic Sibyl
Historic site
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in central Greece. She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.
Temple of Apollo
Ruins
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The Temple of Apollo, also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at Delphi. The temple and sanctuary at large were dedicated to one of the major Greek deities, Apollo, the god of archery, music, light, prophecy, the arts, and healing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.
Chrisso
Village
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Chrisso is a village in Phocis, Greece. 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 Mount Parnassus. Chrisso is situated 3 km west of Treasury of Cyrene.
Arachova
Village
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Arachova is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra. Arachova is situated 7 km east of Treasury of Cyrene.
Desfina
Village
Desfina is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Desfina is situated 8 km south of Treasury of Cyrene.
Treasury of Cyrene
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building at Apollo sanctuary at Delphi
- Categories: treasury (ancient Greece), building, and historic site
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48223° or 38° 28′ 56″ northLongitude
22.50214° or 22° 30′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8GC4FGJ2+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 145690062OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q22810178
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Treasury of Cyrene” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خزينة قورينا”
- Finnish: “Kyreneläisten aarrekammio”
- French: “trésor de Cyrène à Delphes”
- French: “Trésor de Cyrène à Delphes”
- French: “trésor des Cyrénéens”
- Greek: “Θησαυρός Κυρηναίων”
- Greek: “Θησαυρός των Κυρηναίων (Δελφοί)”
- Greek: “Θησαυρός των Κυρηναίων”
- Italian: “Tesoro di Cirene”
- Spanish: “Tesoro de Cirene”
- Spanish: “Tesoro de los cireneos”
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