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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Delphi' has mentioned 'Sacred' in the following places:
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| The view is looking upstream.DelphiShown within GreeceLocationPhocis, GreeceCoordinates38xc2xb028xe2x80xb256xe2x80xb3N 22xc2xb030xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf38.4823xc2xb0N 22.5013xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 38.4823; 22.5013Coordinates: 38xc2xb028xe2x80xb256xe2x80xb3N 22xc2xb030xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf38.4823xc2xb0N 22.5013xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 38.4823; 22.5013TypeRuins of an ancient sacred precinctHeightTop of a scarp 500 metres (1,600xc2xa0ft) maximum off the valley floorHistoryCulturesAncient GreeceSite notesArchaeologistsFrench School at AthensOwnershipHellenic RepublicManagementMinistry of Culture and SportsPublicxc2xa0accessAccessible for a feeWebsiteE. | WIKI |
| Delphi (/xcbx88dxc9x9blfaxc9xaa, xcbx88dxc9x9blfi/; Greek: xcex94xcexb5xcexbbxcfx86xcexbfxcexaf [xc3xb0elxcbx88fi]),[a] in legend previously called Pytho (xcexa0xcfx85xcexb8xcfx8e), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. | WIKI |
| The sacred precinct was in the region of Phocis, but its management had been taken away from the Phocians, who were trying to extort money from its visitors, and had been placed in the hands of an amphictyony, or committee of persons chosen mainly from Central Greece. | WIKI |
| The sacred precinct occupies a delineated region on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus. | WIKI |
| Adjacent to the sacred precinct is a small modern town of the same name. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Delphi and the Delphic region 2 Archaeology of the precinct 2.1 The end of Delphi 2.2 Excavation 2.3 Delphi Archaeological Museum 3 Architecture of the precinct 3.1 Temple of Apollo 3.2 Treasuries 3.3 Altar of the Chians 3.4 Stoa of the Athenians 3.5 Sibyl rock 3.6 Theatre 3.7 Tholos 3.8 Gymnasium 3.9 Stadium 3.10 Hippodrome 3.11 Polygonal wall 3.12 Castalian spring 3.13 Athletic statues 4 Myths regarding the origin of the precinct 5 Oracle of Delphi 5.1 The prophetic process 5.2 Religious significance of the oracle 6 History 6.1 Ancient Delphi 6.2 Amphictyonic Council 6.3 The sacred precinct in the Iron Age 6.4 Abandonment and rediscovery 7 Delphi in later art 8 Delphi in later literature 9 Gallery 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 Citations 13 Citation references 14 Further reading 14.1 5th-century evidence 15 External links | WIKI |
| The modern town was created by moving its predecessor off the sacred precinct so that the latter could be excavated by the French School of Archaeology working in conjunction with Greek authorities. | WIKI |
| The Sacred Way remained the main street of the settlement, transformed, however, into a street with commercial and industrial use. | WIKI |
| The museum houses artifacts associated with ancient Delphi, including the earliest known notation of a melody, the Charioteer of Delphi, Kleobis and Biton, golden treasures discovered beneath the Sacred Way, the Sphinx of Naxos, and fragments of reliefs from the Siphnian Treasury. | WIKI |
| Site plan of the upper Sacred Precinct, Delphi. | WIKI |
| From the entrance of the upper site, continuing up the slope on the Sacred Way almost to the Temple of Apollo, are a large number of votive statues, and numerous so-called treasuries. | WIKI |
| The stoa opened to the Sacred Way. | WIKI |
| The Sibyl rock is a pulpit-like outcrop of rock between the Athenian Treasury and the Stoa of the Athenians upon the sacred way which leads up to the temple of Apollo in the archaeological area of Delphi. | WIKI |
| The sacred spring of Delphi lies in the ravine of the Phaedriades. | WIKI |
| [43] Another legend held that Apollo walked to Delphi from the north and stopped at Tempe, a city in Thessaly, to pick laurel (also known as bay tree) which he considered to be a sacred plant. | WIKI |
| The toxic substances of oleander resulted in symptoms similar to those of epilepsy, the xe2x80x9csacred disease,xe2x80x9d which may have been seen as the possession of the Pythia by the spirit of Apollo. | WIKI |
| Initially under the control of Phocaean settlers based in nearby Kirra (currently Itea), Delphi was reclaimed by the Athenians during the First Sacred War (597xe2x80x93585 BC). | WIKI |
| In 449xe2x80x93448 BC, the Second Sacred War (fought in the wider context of the First Peloponnesian War between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Delian-Attic League led by Athens) resulted in the Phocians gaining control of Delphi and the management of the Pythian Games. | WIKI |
| In 356 BC the Phocians under Philomelos captured and sacked Delphi, leading to the Third Sacred War (356xe2x80x93346 BC), which ended with the defeat of the former and the rise of Macedon under the reign of Philip II. | WIKI |
| This led to the Fourth Sacred War (339 BC), which culminated in the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) and the establishment of Macedonian rule over Greece. | WIKI |
| The sacred precinct in the Iron Age[edit] | WIKI |
| Apollo's sacred precinct in Delphi was a Panhellenic Sanctuary, where every four years, starting in 586xc2xa0BC[72] athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games, one of the four Panhellenic Games, precursors of the Modern Olympics. | WIKI |
| The Delphic oracle, over which four sacred wars were fought, is one of the focal points of Greek political history, while the Theatre and the Stadium, where the Pythian Games took place every four years, were places of community celebrations reflecting triumphant Hellenism. | UNESCO |