Essay On Delphi
The site of Delphi was significant as the oracle of Delphi’s predictions influenced the most significant of people from the ancient world. The oracle inhabited the temple dedicated to the god Apollo. The oracle was such a large influence on the Ancient World that many people would travel long distances to consult her; she was of such significance to the Greek people that the site was covered and built with many rare and expensive materials of the time. The mythology behind Apollo and the oracle were also why the site was significant to the ancient world, as it intrigued travellers to the site. The oracle of Delphi was important to the whole of the ancient world, as it was known by many people that the Pythia oracle spoke of the future.
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Vanerpool, 1949 shows us an excavation of the site. “For the first time the actual remains of chryselephantine statues – statues of gold and ivory – such as the Greeks made for their greatest and most holy shrines.” This shows how important the site of Delphi was the ancient world with the use of gold for the statues of the Oracle and for in the temples. The materials used in Greek temples “where always of the most importance to the architects, priests, and officials who would have been highly aware of the statement such structures would make.” In Delphi the Temple of Apollo was so significance that the Greeks rebuilt it many times, the first temple Ausanius reported that it was made from “Apoline bay leaves and branches and bees wax and the wings of birds.” (Paus 10.3) These mythological structures where tributes to Delphi’s faith in Apollo. Another one of these mythological temples where said to be made from bronze, with Sirens perched on the roof and their song was so sweet that Delphi’s visitors were unable to leave, causing Zeus and Poseidon destroyed the temple. Then the rest of the four buildings fell from natural disasters, which meant that the final building they built had to be sturdy with the use of more lasting materials. The biggest benefactors into these temples were the exiled Alcmeonids as their
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Vanerpool, 1949 shows us an excavation of the site. “For the first time the actual remains of chryselephantine statues – statues of gold and ivory – such as the Greeks made for their greatest and most holy shrines.” This shows how important the site of Delphi was the ancient world with the use of gold for the statues of the Oracle and for in the temples. The materials used in Greek temples “where always of the most importance to the architects, priests, and officials who would have been highly aware of the statement such structures would make.” In Delphi the Temple of Apollo was so significance that the Greeks rebuilt it many times, the first temple Ausanius reported that it was made from “Apoline bay leaves and branches and bees wax and the wings of birds.” (Paus 10.3) These mythological structures where tributes to Delphi’s faith in Apollo. Another one of these mythological temples where said to be made from bronze, with Sirens perched on the roof and their song was so sweet that Delphi’s visitors were unable to leave, causing Zeus and Poseidon destroyed the temple. Then the rest of the four buildings fell from natural disasters, which meant that the final building they built had to be sturdy with the use of more lasting materials. The biggest benefactors into these temples were the exiled Alcmeonids as their