High above the Corinthian gulf, on the holy mountain of Parnassus, surrounded by fir trees, lay the temple of god Apollo, Delphi.
For many centuries the voice of Delphi, the most important sanctuary, was the absolute driving force among the Greeks.
High above the Corinthian gulf, on the sacred mountain of Parnassos, surrounded by fir trees, was the sanctuary of the god Apollo, Delphi. For many centuries the voice of Delphi, the most important sanctuary, was the absolute driving force among the Greeks.
Ordinary people as well as city envoys visited it, to receive answers and instructions for their future and destiny. The oracles were obedient and their persuasive power was such that wars were won or lost by a few words of Pythia.
The oracle of Delphi, a religious and cultural center, for the first time in human history imposed international law, forbidding the execution of prisoners of war or the contamination of well waters and the destruction of aqueducts. Delphi influenced Greece, not only religiously, but in education and literature, in art and trade and especially in colonization.
The offerings of individuals and cities in the oracle of Pythian Apollo were great. More than five thousand works of art existed in Delphi before its destruction.
The reasons to visit Delphi are innumerable, the visitor leaves ecstatic from the atmospheric landscape. It is no exaggeration to say that the trip to Delphi is a life experience.
