Lesche of the Knidians
The Lesche of the Knidians was a lesche, i.e. a club or meeting place, at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. Today, it has been mostly destroyed; the only surviving parts are some architectural relics.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.
Delphi
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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 Lesche of the Knidians.
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 Lesche of the Knidians.
Kirra
Village
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Kirra is a village in Phocis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. Kirra is situated 8 km southwest of Lesche of the Knidians.
Lesche of the Knidians
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Delphi, Central Greece Region, Greece
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48307° or 38° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
22.50102° or 22° 30′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GC4FGM2+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 145690075OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q3830889
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Lesche of the Knidians” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Knidoslaisten leskhe”
- French: “Lesché des Cnidiens”
- German: “Halle der Knidier”
- Greek: “Λέσχη Κνιδίων, Δελφοί”
- Greek: “Λέσχη Κνιδίων”
- Greek: “Λέσχη των Κνιδίων”
- Italian: “Lesche degli Cnidi”
- Italian: “Lesche dei Cnidi”
- Spanish: “Lesche de los Cnidios”
- Spanish: “Lesque de los cnidios”
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