#temple of apollo at Delphi

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

For día de muertos 2: "Know Thyself". The ancient Greek maxim "know thyself" or "gnothi seauton" (Greek: γνῶθι σεαυτόν), is one of the Delphic maxims and was inscribed in the pronaos (forecourt) of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi according to the Greek writer Pausanias (10.24.1). The aphorism came from Luxor in Ancient Egypt.

[Robert Scott Horton]

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You've heard that message from the source of whatever path you follow, very likely. This too shall pass. Even if it's hot in your heart at the moment, or gnawing at your brain like a fiery little animal. [candace] _____

It Passes Away What is the purpose of reacting to something when it is changing so quickly? What is the purpose of reacting with craving or clinging? It passes away. Or hatred: it passes away. —S.N. Goenka, "Superscience"

[alive on all channels]

[anothermessagetoyou]

The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing. -Socrates, 470-399 B.C

[ihatebrainstorm]

[Medicine]

"The Caduceus. Commonly mixed up with the Rod of Asclepius."

Guys I think it'd be really funny if Pharma and Ratchet had the same voice

[epestrefe]

Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece

Ναός του Απόλλωνα,Δελφοί

By Thanos Gkirinis

[christinakroft]

Delphi

[theoi-crow]

"Damn granny, what that mouth do?"

-Apollo interviewing his next Pythia...

(Fun fact: traditionally only women over the age of 50 were eligible to be the oracle of Delphi)

[seablueblessings]

Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece

[alchemisoul]

* You're not responsible for every thought that comes in and out of your head. They're not necessarily within your control, not initially anyways.

It is within your power, however, to decide which ones you want to hold on to and those you wish to discard.

You're responsible for observing thoughts that flow inward and choosing whether or not you act on them, buy into them, or take ownership of them.

#KnowThyself

#TheWolfYouFeed

#IsTheOneThatWins

[ophierian-vp]

[sephospaganplace]

The Temple of Apollo, Korinth

Assassins Creed - Odyssey

[nike-apteros]

What was and what is....

The Acropolis, Propylaea, Erectheum, Temple of Athena Nike, Temple of Apollo at Delphi and the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion 🏛🏛

[prairiefirewitch]

Got really lucky with some early morning cloud coverage and dramatic sun rays coming over the mountain. This is a big site and I think you really need 2 days to see everything. You’re looking down at the Temple of Apollo, where the Oracle sat. I’ll share some closer pics another time, but you can see parts of the underground chamber that some scholars believe released the fumes that intoxicated the Oracle, enabling her predictions. This is the one particular site I’d love to be able to stand on, just to try to understand the layout and see those chambers better.

[gingermintpepper]

This is what Nietzsche tried to hide from us when he put Dionysian ideals in conflict with Apollonian ones in Birth of the Tragedy

[carvedinstonepasttopresent]

🟦The Sphinx of the Naxians, crafted in 560 BC, was initially positioned atop a 10-meter (33-foot) column adjacent to the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, #Greece. This remarkable sculpture served as a dedication from the island of Naxos to the sanctuary, embodying themes of protection and reverence for the deities. The Sphinx features a hybrid form, integrating human, lion, and avian characteristics, which reflects the advanced artistry of ancient #Greek civilization and the significance of mythological symbolism in their culture. Once a sentinel to the renowned Oracle of Delphi, the Sphinx continues to elicit admiration due to its aesthetic appeal and its deep-rooted connections to Greek religious and cultural history.

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[theoi-crow]

any souce for the pythia being over fifty? i saw that websites claim that but they dont link to any initial source. p.s. i know late trad. pythias were older women, its the precise age that got me curios

Here's a link from Britannica that mentions her age.

I wrote an essay all about the Pythia a few years back for my Greek Religion class in college and through my research I learned there was a myth where the first Pythias were young virgins who kept getting kidnapped and SA'd so they made a rule in the temple of Delphi where only women over the age of 50 could be the Pythia in order to dissuade people from kidnapping her because to the ancient Greeks they were seen as undesirable (Aristophanes mentions this POV in Lysastrata: the women go on a sex strike and lock themselves away from the men and the men only have access to elderly women whom they didn't want).

I will look into my books to give you sources I used for my own essay but I try to stick to free sites online whenever I give sources on Tumblr in order to make the information both free and easy to access because the very frustrating truth is that most scholars keep credible information behind a paywall or you need to buy a book in order to access that information.

It's such BS how this information is only really accessible to people who have the economic means to pay for it but unfortunately Greco-Roman studies are jealously guarded by the "elite" who try to keep everyone else out of it by making it hard to access, especially for free and especially online.

[nachteulennachathen]

Das blieb übrig vom Apollontempel, zwischen der 3. & 4. Säule von links erkennt man weiter unten im Hochtal den vorgelagerten Tempel der Athene. Als einziges Schatzhaus ist dss der Athener annähernd rekonstruiert. Das Theater bot einen spektakulären Blick uber den Tempel hinweg auf den Parnass und ganz oben fanden im Stadion die wichtigsten Spiele Griechenlands nach den olympischen statt. Ein kurzer Blick in die vorgelagerte Schlucht der kastalischen Quelle, an der die Pilger auf dem Weg zum Heiligtum vorbei kamen und sich wuschen, darf auch nicht fehlen. -Leider wegen Steinschlag gesperrt. Auf einem solchen runter gekommenem, hier abgebildeten Brocken vorm Apollotempel, stand angeblich Sibylle und verkündete die allererste Orakel-Weissagung, zum Ausgang des trojanischen Kriegs...

Dazwischen auch in der Spätsaison noch viele Bildumgstouristen aus aller Welt. Vermutlich die größte Konzentration an auslandischen Abiturienten und Funktionswäscheträger*innen Griechenlands. =)