Delphi Gallery

The Pyhthoness

The Phythoness, was the event of when the Pythia, more commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, would sit on a tripod interpreting her divination. The Oracle or Pythia was the name given to any priestess whom was working in the Temple of Apollo. In regards to this illustration the priestess appears to be in agony, whilst she is surrounded by other prophets. The location in which they are in is the Temple of Apollo, which was located in Delphi. Date: 8 B.C

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Greek art. Siphnish Treasury. Frieze sculpture. Ionic style

Greek art. Archaic. Siphnish Treasury. Frieze sculpture. Ionic style. 530-525 BC. Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis and Apollo. They are supporting the Trojans. Delphi Archaeological Museum

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Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk

The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at Plataea in 479BC. The missing serpent heads are likely to have been broken off by a drunken member of the Polish Embassy one night in 1700. The upper part of one of the heads was found in 1847 and is now in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection