Temple of Apollo

The Temple of Apollo, also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at . 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.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient Greek temple at Delphi, Greece
  • Also known as: “Temple of Apollo in Delphi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.

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The archaeological site of is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in , on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.

Historic site
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at in central . She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.

Ruins
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The at was constructed by the to house dedications and votive offerings made by their city and citizens to the sanctuary of Apollo.

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 3 km west of Temple of Apollo.

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 east of Temple of Apollo.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . It is part of the municipal unit of , to which it is adjacent. is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the . is situated 8 km southwest of Temple of Apollo.

Temple of Apollo

Latitude
38.48228° or 38° 28′ 56″ north
Longitude
22.50117° or 22° 30′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GC4FGJ2+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145690079
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q10751359
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Temple of Apollo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد أبولو”
  • Armenian: “Ապոլլոնի տաճար (Դելֆի)”
  • Armenian: “Ապոլլոնի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Apollon məbədi (Delfi)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Apollon məbədi”
  • Basque: “Apoloren tenplua (Delfos)”
  • Basque: “Apoloren tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Апалона, Дэльфы”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Апалона”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм на Аполон (Делфи)”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм на Аполон”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo (Delfos)”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo”
  • Chinese: “德爾斐阿波羅神廟”
  • Chinese: “阿波罗神庙”
  • Chinese: “阿波羅神廟”
  • Chinese: “阿波羅神殿”
  • Czech: “Apollónův chrám”
  • Dutch: “Apollo-tempel van Delphi”
  • Dutch: “Apollontempel van Delfi”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Apollon in Delfi”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Apollon in Delphi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ابولو فى دلفى”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Apolono en Delfo”
  • Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli”
  • French: “temple d’Apollon à Delphes”
  • French: “Temple d’Apollon”
  • German: “Apollontempel in Delphi”
  • German: “Heiligtum des Apollon”
  • Greek: “Ναός Απόλλωνα Δελφών”
  • Greek: “Ναός Απόλλωνος”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Απόλλωνα στους Δελφούς”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Απόλλωνα”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Apollo”
  • Malay: “Kuil Apollo (Delphi)”
  • Malay: “Kuil Apollo”
  • Persian: “معبد آپولون در دلفی”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Apollina w Delfach”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo (Delfos)”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo”
  • Russian: “Храм Аполлона в Дельфах”
  • Russian: “Храм Аполлона”
  • Serbian: “Аполоново светилиште”
  • Slovak: “Apolónov chrám (Delfy)”
  • Slovak: “Apolónov chrám v Delfách”
  • Slovak: “Apolónov chrám”
  • Spanish: “Santuario de Delfos”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Apolo en Delfos”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Apolo”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Аполлона (Дельфи)”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Аполлона”

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