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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF DELPHI
Author : Rosina Kolonia
Year Published : 2006
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Pages : 386
This edition includes photographs of the archaeological exhibits of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, as well as photographs of the archaeological site of Delphi and its monuments, that are overseen by the 10th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. The Hellenic Ministry of Culture has the copyright in these photographs and in the antiquities that constitute their subject and the Archaeological Receipts Fund receives the royalties from their publication.
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Delphi, Greece: Spectacular Ancient Site
Rick Steves' Europe
Published on Nov 23, 2011
Ancient Delphi, perched high on the slopes of Mt. Parnassos, was not a city. It was the site of the oracle of Apollo, god of the sun. People would journey here from all over the known world to seek wisdom from the gods on vital affairs of state. Tourists today zig-zag up the ancient Sacred Way to the Temple of Apollo. The path is flanked by the remains of Delphi's famous treasuries — monuments erected by city-states in gratitude for the oracle's advice. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visithttp://www.ricksteves.com.
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Δελφοί, Μουσείο ✧ Archeological Museum of Delphi ✧ HD
MusicHurtHeart
Published on Mar 29, 2015
Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Δελφών, από τα πιο σημαντικά στην Ελλάδα, παρουσιάζει την ιστορία του φημισμένου δελφικού ιερού και του πιο ξακουστού μαντείου του αρχαίου ελληνικού κόσμου. Οι πλούσιες συλλογές του περιλαμβάνουν κυρίως αρχιτεκτονικά γλυπτά, αγάλματα και έργα μικροτεχνίας, αφιερώματα των πιστών στο ιερό, τα οποία ανακλούν τη θρησκευτικο-πολιτική και καλλιτεχνική δραστηριότητά του σε όλη την ιστορική του πορεία, από την ίδρυση του Απολλώνιου τεμένους τον 8ο αι. π.Χ. έως την παρακμή του στα χρόνια της ύστερης αρχαιότητας.
The Archaeological Museum of Delphi, one of the most important in Greece, exhibits the history of the Delphic sanctuary, site of the most famous ancient Greek oracle. Its rich collections are comprised primarily of architectural sculpture, statues and minor objects donated to the sanctuary. These reflect its religious, political and artistic activities from its early years in the eight century BC to its decline in Late Antiquity.
The museum is housed in a two-storey building with a total surface area of 2270 square metres, with fourteen exhibition rooms, 558 square metres of storerooms and conservation laboratories for pottery, metal objects and mosaics.
Η μόνιμη έκθεση του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Δελφών έχει ως κύριο θέμα την ιστορία του δελφικού ιερού και μαντείου και περιλαμβάνει αντικείμενα, που καλύπτουν χρονολογικά πολλούς αιώνες, από τα προϊστορικά χρόνια έως την ύστερη αρχαιότητα. Τα περισσότερα είναι προσφορές των πιστών στο ιερό και χρονολογούνται στην περίοδο ακμής του, από την αρχαϊκή έως τη ρωμαϊκή εποχή.
Βασικός ιστός της παρουσίασής τους είναι αφ' ενός η τήρηση του χρονολογικού πλαισίου μέσα στο οποίο εκτυλίσσεται η ανάπτυξη του ιερού και αφ' ετέρου η ανάδειξη συνόλων ευρημάτων με κοινή προέλευση είτε τοπογραφική (ιερό Προναίας, αποθέτης Ιεράς οδού) είτε κτηριακή (ναός Απόλλωνα, θησαυρός Σιφνίων).
Τα εκθέματα ομαδοποιούνται και εντάσσονται σε ευρύτερες εκθεσιακές ενότητες ώστε ο επισκέπτης να μπορεί να κατανοήσει τις περιόδους ακμής ή κάμψης του ιερού, την οικονομική ευρωστία των εκάστοτε αναθετών, την ταυτότητα των καλλιτεχνικών εργαστηρίων που αναλάμβαναν την παραγωγή, την οικιστική και δημογραφική ανάπτυξη γύρω από το ιερό.
Σημαντικός παράγοντας στην οργάνωση της έκθεσης είναι η φύση των εκθεμάτων: οι πλαστικές και αρχιτεκτονικές δημιουργίες από την αρχαϊκή ως τη ρωμαϊκή περίοδο απαιτούν ευρυχωρία για την ανάδειξή τους, ενώ παράλληλα υπάρχουν τα έργα μικροτεχνίας.
Στην έκθεση εξαίρεται η τέχνη της αρχαϊκής εποχής και τα μεταλλικά ή μαρμάρινα αναθήματα έναντι των κεραμικών. Υπερτερούν οι μνημειακές συνθέσεις αρχιτεκτονικής και πλαστικής έναντι των οικιστικών ή ταφικών συνόλων, ενώ ορισμένα εντυπωσιακά ευρήματα εκτίθενται μεμονωμένα, όπως ο περίφημος Ηνίοχος.
The permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi focuses on the history of the Delphic sanctuary and oracle, covering the long time span from prehistory to Late Antiquity. Most of the exhibits were donated to the sanctuary during its period of great prosperity, from Archaic Greek to Roman times.
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Filmed Dec 2013
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Paul Pesie
Published on Aug 1, 2014
Take 2 mintutes to enjoy the most beautiful works of art found in Delphi.
duration 02:19 minutes
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jelenabata
Published on May 26, 2016
The Archaeological Museum of Delphi shelters the extensive artifacts unearthed during excavations at the Delphi oracle and its vicinity. It is located adjacent to the archaeological site, and it is one of the top must-see museums in Greece, mainly because of the breadth and quality of artifacts it includes. The permanent exhibition covers over a thousand years, from the Mycenaean era to the Greco-Roman times.
duration 03:59 minutes
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CGreece
Published on Mar 17, 2013
Delphi Archaeological museum is the museum that houses the ancient artifacts that were found in Delphi, Greece. Its centerpiece are the antiquities found in the complex of the ancient Oracle of Delphi from the 18th century BC when the oracle was founded to its decline in Late Antiquity. Its exhibits are mainly offerings to the oracle and architectural parts of the buildings.
Collections
Treasury of Sifnos
Treasury of Athens
Hellenistic art sculptures
Pediments of the temple of Apollo
Highlights
Charioteer of Delphi
Omphalos
Kleobis and Biton
Pediments from the Temple of Apollo
The Sphinx of Naxos
Acanthus column with dancers
Chryselephantine sculpture of Apollo
Agias of Pharsala
The White kylix of Delphi represents Apollo offering a libation
Statue of a Bull
Bronze incense-burner
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Smarthistory. art, history, conversation.
Published on Dec 22, 2013
Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, glass and copper inlay, 1.8 m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Inscription on base:
"Dedicated by Polyzalus, younger brother of Gelon, tyrant of Gela and later of Syracuse, and of Hieron"
Uncovered in 1896 near the Temple of Apollo at Delphi . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
duration 03:37 minutes
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National Museum of Delphi - esp. The Charioteer
Andi Vida
Published on Dec 21, 2012
The treasures in the National Museum of Delphi (Greece). Especially our favest statue: The Charioteer.
A Delphi Nemzeti Múzeum kincsei, főleg a legkedvesebb szobrunk: A Kocsihajtó. Hamvas Béla idézeteivel és Déri Balázs versével.
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duration 06:04 minutes
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Published on Apr 24, 2009
Photo essay about the Oracle at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in ancient Greece and three of its most notable inscriptions in stone.
duration 09:28 minutes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXFU4FmMUt8
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Delphi - The Center of the Ancient Greek World (3D)
Published on Apr 4, 2013
A documentary about Delphi, the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. in 3D stereoscopic type (you need red-cyan glasses). English tranlation Natalie Margarites, and voice over in English Kostas Gus Georgilas. A movie by EleftheriosK. More info www.video-books.gr.
Archaeological Site of Delphi
duration 12:01 minutes
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Hannah Bout
Published on Mar 8, 2014
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Uploaded on Aug 1, 2009
Virtual reconstruction of Delphi, Greece, using 3D laser scanning technology to capture surfaces and geometries of the ruins and 3D modeling software to create a walkable virtual model from the results. Produced by Kenneth S. Shain, based on a project led by Guillaume Thibault and funded by EDF, it debuted at Siggraph 2000 in New Orleans, Lousiana as a Mensi promotional video and subsequently was featured at the Delphi Forum in Savannah, Georgia, later that same year. It closes with a dramatic 3D entry to the Temple of the Oracle. Someday youtube will permit 3D video broadcasting. Ask for it today!
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Delphi, Oracle - Greece, Greece HD Travel Channel
myVideoMedia
Published on Aug 8, 2012
Delphi, Orakel
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[en.] Delphi in Greece is considered the most important oracle in the antique Greek world.
Impressively, the holy sites are nestled on the steep slopes of the Mount Parnassus about 700 m above the Pleistos River. We enjoy the panoramic view of the orchards in the valley up to the coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
The outlying Castalian spring is known to give poetic skills to the one who drinks out of it. The mounting and the basins of the Castalian spring served both the cleaning as well as water pipes are still visible and in use.
The Tholos in the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is the best known photo scene, but the real sanctuary of Delphi is the Temple of Apollo. The way leads steeply uphill past at the treasuries. The rebuilt and restored Treasury of Athens particularly stands out.
The Temple of Apollo with its impressive pedestal dominates the oracle. Here the Pythia inhaled ethylene-containing vapors and fell into a trance and her divination was interpreted by the high priests. The policy of Delphi influenced the battles and decided on the fate of cities and whole countries.
The fine arts competitions took place in theatre above the Temple of Apollo, with seats for 5.000 persons. The sports games were held in the stadium high above the temple area. The archaeological excavation of Delphi is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Ancient Cities
Published on Jun 13, 2014
For many centuries, Greeks, Romans, Persians and Egyptians turned to Apollo, the lunar God, in hopes of being granted good fortune. This show chronicles the sanctuaries built in Apollo's honor, and includes Delos in the Cyclades, Delphi in the region of Phocis and Didymi in Ionia.
Delphi (/ˈdɛlfaɪ/ or /ˈdɛlfi/; Greek: Δελφοί, [ðelˈfi]) is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In myths dating to the classical period of Ancient Greece (510-323 BCE), the site of Delphi was believed to be determined by Zeus when he sought to find the centre of his "Grandmother Earth" (Ge, Gaea, or Gaia). He sent two eagles flying from the eastern and western extremities, and the path of the eagles crossed over Delphi where the omphalos, or navel of Gaia was found.
Earlier myths include traditions that Pythia, or the Delphic oracle, already was the site of an important oracle in the pre-classical Greek world (as early as 1400 BCE) and, rededicated, served as the major site during classical times for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew Python, "a dragon" who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. "Python" (derived from the verb pythein, "to rot") is claimed by some to be the original name of the site in recognition of Python which Apollo defeated. The Homeric Hymn to Delphic Apollo recalled that the ancient name of this site had been Krisa. Others relate that it was named Pytho and that Pythia, the priestess serving as the oracle, was chosen from their ranks by a group of priestesses who officiated at the temple.
Apollo's sacred precinct in Delphi was a panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years, starting in 586 BCE athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games, one of the four panhellenic (or stephanitic) games, precursors of the Modern Olympics. The victors at Delphi were presented with a laurel crown (stephanos) which was ceremonially cut from a tree by a boy who re-enacted the slaying of the Python. Delphi was set apart from the other games sites because it hosted the mousikos agon, musical competitions.
These Pythian Games rank second among the four stephanitic games chronologically and based on importance. These games, though, were different from the games at Olympia in that they were not of such vast importance to the city of Delphi as the games at Olympia were to the area surrounding Olympia. Delphi would have been a renowned city whether or not it hosted these games; it had other attractions that led to it being labeled the "omphalos" (navel) of the earth, in other words, the center of the world.
In the inner hestia ("hearth") of the Temple of Apollo, an eternal flame burned. After the battle of Plataea, the Greek cities extinguished their fires and brought new fire from the hearth of Greece, at Delphi; in the foundation stories of several Greek colonies, the founding colonists were first dedicated at Delphi.
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The sanctuaries of Apollo / Τα ιερά του Απόλλωνα.
Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
Uploaded on Jul 4, 2011
The History Channel documentary that refers to three famous Greek sanctuaries of God Apollo: The Sanctuary of Apollo in the island of Delos, where according to legend was born Apollo. The Sanctuary at Didyma of Miletus with the gigantic temple of Apollo. And the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi with the famous oracle of God
Nτοκιμαντέρ του History Channel, που αναφέρεται σε τρία διάσημα ελληνικά ιερά του Θεού Απόλλωνα: Το Ιερό του Απόλλωνα στο νησί της Δήλου, όπου σύμφωνα με το μύθο γεννήθηκε ο Απόλλωνας. Το Ιερό στα Δίδυμα της Μιλήτου με το γιγαντιαίο ναό του Απόλλωνα. Και το ιερό του Απόλλωνα στους Δελφούς με το περίφημο μαντείο του Θεού
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Ciceroni
Published on May 31, 2016
Episode 4 of the series about the Greek Pantheon. We'll introduce you to a new god each month.
This month we're introducing Apollo, God of the Sun, Music, Poetry and Prophesy. We'll talk about his famous Oracle at Delphi, his hopeless pursuit on a young woman and more.
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Delphi - know yourself, γνῶθι σεαυτόν (gnōthi seauton)
Delphi - know yourself, γνῶθι σεαυτόν (gnōthi seauton)
MrVizigotu
Uploaded on Aug 23, 2009
Imagini de la Delphi - Grecia, august 2009. Muzica: Lily Allen cu piesa Chinese.
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The Mystery of the Delphi Oracle | National Geographic
National Geographic
Published on Jun 16, 2009
Archaeologists try to uncover the truth behind a greek prophecy.
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Ancient.Secrets - Mysteries Oracle Delphi (Greece)
'God is an experiment'
Uploaded on Aug 8, 2010
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Ancient.Secrets - Mysteries Oracle Delphi (Greece)
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SonicSouvenir
Uploaded on May 2, 2011
At nearly 3000 years old The Delphic Oracle is one of the most important historic sites in the world. Not only was it one of the great wonders of the ancient world, but what took place here determined the fate of history that effects the whole human race to this day.
The God Apollo deemed Delphi as the centre of the world. The cone shaped object you see in the video is the naval of the world.
Within the Temple of Apollo, the Pythia, or Oracle would be charged with a question. (The Temple of Apollo is the large flat excavation with pillars at one end) The Oracle would go into a trace and utter things which were considered to be a direct message from the Gods. These 'utterings' would be interpreted by priests and thereon transmitted to the questioner. Within the temple of Apollo was also the eternal flame which never went out. Above the entrance to the temple was the simple message 'Know Thyself'.
Emporers, kings, and leaders came from, not only Greece, but from all over the known world to consult the Oracle before important matters of state, such as whether to go to war, who should be the next leader etc. Amongst those was Alexander the Great, who consulted the Oracle before embarking on one of the most successful conquest campaigns in history, where he conquered the Egyptians, Persians, and Indians, amongst many other nations. Homer, the legendary Greek poet concerns one of his great epics 'Odyssey' around the Delphi Oracle, and it is extremely likely that King Leonidas of the Spartans consulted the Oracle before his fateful battle with the Persians a few kilometres away at Thermopylae.
These events, and many more shaped the world we live in to this very day.
Today the ancient site of Delphi shows the inevitable signs of age, plunder, and weathering, but it is not so difficult to imagine Alexander the Great climbing the slope to the Temple of Apollo with his question.
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The Quest for God: The Oracle of Delphi - CBN.com
The Christian Broadcasting Network
Uploaded on Feb 24, 2012
Gordon Robertson continues The Quest for God teaching series with a look at The Oracle of Delphi. .. The Christian Broadcasting Network CBN http://www.cbn.com
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Delphoi - Delphi (Δελφοί) - Temple of Apollo - History of the Delphic Sanctuary
Published on May 2, 2012
Delphi at the Mount Parnassos, within the angle formed by the twin rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which had the most famous oracle of ancient Greece. Delphi was regarded as the centre of the world. According to mythology, it is here that the two eagles sent out by Zeus from the ends of the universe to find the navel of the world met. The sanctuary of Delphi, set within a most spectacular landscape, was for many centuries the cultural and religious centrer and symbol of unity for the Hellenic world. The history of Delphi begins in prehistory and in the myths of the ancient Greeks.
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Published on Dec 7, 2013
An Overview of the Greek god Apollo's oracle, Pythia
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Secrets of The Oracle of Delphi (New Documentary 2014)
John Bouchard
Published on May 25, 2014
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NerCIG-H9Js
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Ancient Greece Delphi & the Oracle of Apollo
Ancient Greece Delphi & the Oracle of Apollo
Ancient Cities
Published on Jun 14, 2014
Nearly 2800 years ago, a group of Greek settlers landed on the coast of Italy. That event marked the start the process which created Magna Graecia, named after the motherland. Join us as we walk through the streets of Cumae, Pasteum, Puteoli, and Neapolis, reconstructed using the most advanced computer graphics.
Magna Graecia (Latin meaning "Great Greece", Greek: Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, Megáli Hellás) is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively colonized by Greek settlers; particularly the Achaean colonies of Tarentum, Croton, and Sybaris, but also, more loosely, the cities of Cumae and Neapolis to the north. The colonists, who began arriving in the 8th century BC, brought with them their Hellenic civilization, which was to leave a lasting imprint in Italy, particularly on the culture of ancient Rome.
In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, for various reasons, including demographic crisis (famine, overcrowding, etc.), the search for new commercial outlets and ports, and expulsion from their homeland, Greeks began to settle in southern Italy (Cerchiai, pp. 14--18). Also during this period, Greek colonies were established in places as widely separated as the eastern coast of the Black Sea, Eastern Libya and Massalia (Marseille). They included settlements in Sicily and the southern part of the Italian Peninsula. The Romans called the area of Sicily and the foot of Italy Magna Graecia (Latin, "Great Greece"), since it was so densely inhabited by the Greeks. The ancient geographers differed on whether the term included Sicily or merely Apulia and Calabria — Strabo being the most prominent advocate of the wider definitions.
With this colonization, Greek culture was exported to Italy, in its dialects of the Ancient Greek language, its religious rites and its traditions of the independent polis. An original Hellenic civilization soon developed, later interacting with the native Italic civilisations. The most important cultural transplant was the Chalcidean/Cumaean variety of the Greek alphabet, which was adopted by the Etruscans; the Old Italic alphabet subsequently evolved into the Latin alphabet, which became the most widely used alphabet in the world.
Many of the new Hellenic cities became very rich and powerful, like Neapolis (Νεάπολις, Naples, "New City"), Syracuse, Acragas, and Sybaris (Σύβαρις). Other cities in Magna Graecia included Tarentum (Τάρας), Epizephyrian Locri (Λοκροί Ἐπιζεφύριοι), Rhegium (Ῥήγιον), Croton (Κρότων), Thurii (Θούριοι), Elea (Ἐλέα), Nola (Νῶλα), Ancona (Ἀγκών), Syessa (Σύεσσα), Bari (Βάριον), and others.
Following the Pyrrhic War in the 3rd century BC, Magna Graecia was absorbed into the Roman Republic.
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Delphi: The Bellybutton of the Ancient World
BlergleslinkVettermoo
Published on Sep 30, 2014
"What really went on at the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi, how did it get its awesome reputation and why is it still influential today?
"Michael Scott of Cambridge University uncovers the secrets of the most famous oracle in the ancient world. A vital force in ancient history for a thousand years, it is now one of Greece's most beautiful tourist sites, but in its time it has been a gateway into the supernatural, a cockpit of political conflict, and a beacon for internationalism. And at its heart was the famous inscription which still inspires visitors today - 'Know Thyself'.
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Events of the 760s BC The Oracle of Delphi
Fan of History
Published on Feb 2, 2015
The Oracle at Delphi was the premier Oracle of Archaic Greece. This time we pay a visit to Delphi and examine what would happen if we visited the Oracle. We also look at why the Delphi Sibyl was more successful than her many competitors.
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Mystery Of The Oracle Of Delphi - World Documentaries
Mystery Of The Oracle Of Delphi - World Documentaries
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Published on Feb 23, 2015
Mystery Of The Oracle Of Delphi - World Documentaries
The Pythia, commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, was the name of any kind of priestess throughout the past history of Temple of Apollo at Delphi, situated on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, underneath the Castalian Spring (the brand-new priestess was chosen after the death of the existing priestess). The Delphic oracle was established in the 8th century BC, although it could have been existing in some type in Late Mycenaean times, from 1400 BC and was abandoned, and there is evidence that Apollo took over the shrine from an earlier dedication to Gaia.
During this period the Delphic Oracle was the most authoritative and prominent oracle among the Greeks. The oracle is among the best-documented spiritual institutions of the classic Greeks. Writers that discuss the oracle include Aeschylus, Aristotle, Clement of Alexandria, Diodorus, Diogenes, Euripides, Herodotus, Julian, Justin, Livy, Lucan, Ovid, Pausanias, Pindar, Plato, Plutarch, Sophocles, Strabo, Thucydides and Xenophon.
duration 44:28 minutes
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Traditionalism
Published on May 26, 2015
*** The Delphic Oracle, the most important source of prophecies in the ancient world. In central Greece, on the flank of Mount Parnassus, lies the ruined city of Delphi. For over a thousand years, between approximately 800 BC and 400 AD, this was the most sacred place in the ancient world. Its chief attraction was the Delphic Oracle, which predicted the future and offered petitioners advice.Travellers journeyed for weeks for a chance to ask the oracle a question. The answers, given by a mysterious priestess called the Pythia, were believed to come straight from the god Apollo. At the height of Greek civilisation the oracle was revered, and its opinion sought in some of the most significant conflicts of the age. Its activities were documented by historians including Xenophon and Plutarch, and it was regularly depicted in Greek tragedy, most famously Sophocles's masterpiece Oedipus the King. ***
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duration 41:27 minutes
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Ancient Greece History Documentary: The Oracle of Delphi
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Published on Sep 9, 2015
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Published on May 15, 2015
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.
As the patron of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague. Amongst the god's custodial charges, Apollo became associated with dominion over colonists, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. As the leader of the Muses (Apollon Musegetes) and director of their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for him, and the instrument became a common attribute of Apollo. Hymns sung to Apollo were called paeans.
In Hellenistic times, especially during the 3rd century BCE, as Apollo Helios he became identified among Greeks with Helios, Titan god of the sun, and his sister Artemis similarly equated with Selene, Titan goddess of the moon. In Latin texts, on the other hand, Joseph Fontenrose declared himself unable to find any conflation of Apollo with Sol among the Augustan poets of the 1st century, not even in the conjurations of Aeneas and Latinus in Aeneid XII (161–215). Apollo and Helios/Sol remained separate beings in literary and mythological texts until the 3rd century CE.
The cult centers of Apollo in Greece, Delphi and Delos, date from the 8th century BCE. The Delos sanctuary was primarily dedicated to Artemis, Apollo's twin sister. At Delphi, Apollo was venerated as the slayer of Pytho. For the Greeks, Apollo was all the Gods in one and through the centuries he acquired different functions which could originate from different gods. In archaic Greece he was the prophet, the oracular god who in older times was connected with "healing". In classical Greece he was the god of light and of music, but in popular religion he had a strong function to keep away evil. Walter Burkert discerned three components in the prehistory of Apollo worship, which he termed "a Dorian-northwest Greek component, a Cretan-Minoan component, and a Syro-Hittite component."
From his eastern-origin Apollo brought the art of inspection from "symbols and omina" (σημεία και τέρατα : semeia kai terata), and of the observation of the omens of the days. The inspiration oracular-cult was probably introduced from Anatolia. The ritualism belonged to Apollo from the beginning. The Greeks created the legalism, the supervision of the orders of the gods, and the demand for moderation and harmony. Apollo became the god of shining youth, the protector of music, spiritual-life, moderation and perceptible order. The improvement of the old Anatolian god, and his elevation to an intellectual sphere, may be considered an achievement of the Greek people.
The function of Apollo as a "healer" is connected with Paean (Παιών-Παιήων), the physician of the Gods in the Iliad, who seems to come from a more primitive religion. Paeοn is probably connected with the Mycenean pa-ja-wo-ne (Linear B: 𐀞𐀊𐀍𐀚), but this is not certain. He did not have a separate cult, but he was the personification of the holy magic-song sung by the magicians that was supposed to cure disease. Later the Greeks knew the original meaning of the relevant song "paean" (παιάν). The magicians were also called "seer-doctors" (ἰατρομάντεις), and they used an ecstatic prophetic art which was used exactly by the god Apollo at the oracles.
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Sun-god Apollo: Symbol of the Western Culture: an Astrological Approach
Yannis Y.
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2009
A brief introduction to the symbolism of the Greek Sun-god Apollo. An astrological approach to the deity symbolizing Consciousness and Personal Identity.
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Published on Mar 29, 2015
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duration 23:10 minutes
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Dr. David Neiman all but transports himself back in time as he describes the experience of visiting the Oracle of Delphi. The priests of Delphi impressed visitors with a dramatic display: Pythia, a drugged and starved priestess would ululate while priests stood nearby and interpreted her cries.
Dr. David Neiman (1921-2004) was an internationally renowned scholar, speaker, and writer who inspired many people. His life's work concerned the intricate relations between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism throughout history and in modern times. Dr. Neiman made history come alive through his dramatic presentations and unique interpretations. In light of our current world situation, Dr. Neiman's work is not only extremely relevant but also remarkably prescient. More than anything, Dr. Neiman was a keen observer of the human condition. His words convey our shared history with clarity, humor, and humanity.
Dr. Neiman was the first Jewish scholar appointed to teach Religion at Boston College, one of America's leading Catholic Universities. He served as Professor in the Department of Theology for a quarter of a century. While there he was also invited to teach at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. After retiring from Boston College, Dr.Neiman moved to Los Angeles, where he taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John' s Seminary in Camarillo and the University of Judaism in Bel Air.
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Secret of Delphi Found in Ancient Text
While getting some stuff together it was pointed out that I don’t have a copy of my press release on my own site which could make life awkward if the sites I’m linking to shut down. So as I’ve not got time to write anything today here it is.
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Photo Alun Salt.
Researchers at the University of Leicester have unravelled a 2,700 year old mystery concerning The Oracle of Delphi — by consulting an ancient farmer’s manual.
The researchers from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History sought to explain how people from across Greece came to consult with the Oracle — a hotline to the god Apollo- on a particular day of the year even though there was no common calendar.
Now their findings, published in this month’s edition of the journal Antiquity, suggests celestial signs observed by farmers could also have determined the rituals associated with Apollo Delphinios
Postgraduate student Alun Salt said: “The manual, Works and Days by Hesiod, dating to the eight century BC, describes the right time to plant crops or harvest by observing a variety of signs. One particular event he frequently looked for was the heliacal rising of a star, its first appearance that year in the morning sky.
The four major stars of Delphinus from ESO data.
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey, ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator.
Colour Composite: Alun Salt.
“I was playing around with a planisphere while suffering from insomnia. This is when I noticed that the constellation Delphinus would have been rising in the eastern sky in late December and early January. This is the same time that some cities were sacrificing to Apollo Delphinios.
“I wondered if ritual events could use the same system described by Hesiod. The problem was that January wasn’t the time Apollo Delphinios was questioned at Delphi. Delphi was a month late compared to other cities. I knew the cliffs at Delphi would delay the rising of Delphinus there, but I didn’t know by how much.”
Looking along the Temple of Apollo towards the cliffs. Photo Alun Salt.
Efrosyni Boutsikas, a fellow postgraduate at Leicester, had surveyed Delphi as part of her PhD and had the figures. She said: “The temple of Apollo at Delphi is overlooked by huge cliffs to the east. These block out the view of the lower part of the eastern sky. The horizon is so high the stars have to climb a long way before they are visible just before sunrise.
“This means that if you’re holding an early morning ritual like preparing to consult Apollo, and you want to see a constellation, you have to wait around a month after other cities with flat horizons.”
Alun Salt concluded; “The great advantage that constellation spotting has over waiting for the sun to rise over a stone is that this system is portable. It could be used by Greeks across the Mediterranean who wanted to know when to visit Delphi without having to rely on knowing what the local date was in Delphi’s calendar. It also explains why Delphi’s calendar is slightly out of step with calendars in places like Athens.”
Does this make Delphi a Greek Stonehenge? Could this event still be seen by visitors today? Alun Salt is doubtful: “The event still happens, about a month later these days because of the way the Earth’s movement in the heavens has changed since ancient times. The big problem is light pollution. The stars of Delphinus are quite faint. You won’t see them from Athens, and I don’t know if the sky around Delphi is dark enough to make them out. It’s a challenge for anyone at Delphi around the start of February.
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Astronomy and the Oracle of Delphi (1/4)
Alun
Uploaded on Mar 3, 2009
A presentation on the connection between the constellation Delphinus and the consultation of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
duration 05:57 minutes
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Alun
Uploaded on Mar 3, 2009
A presentation on the connection between the constellation Delphinus and the consultation of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
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Alun
Uploaded on Mar 3, 2009
A presentation on the connection between the constellation Delphinus and the consultation of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
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Alun
Uploaded on Mar 3, 2009
A presentation on the connection between the constellation Delphinus and the consultation of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
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