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[[File:Phokis-ChoraofDelphi.jpg|thumb|250px|The Chora of Delphi]] | |||
The '''Chora of Delphi''' was a town located in the eastern part of the [[Sacred Lands of Apollo]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE. | The '''Chora of Delphi''' was a town located in the eastern part of the [[Sacred Lands of Apollo]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE. | ||
Surrounded by farms and olive groves, the Chora provided for the nearby [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] and | Surrounded by farms and olive groves, the Chora provided for the nearby [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] and its visitors.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Around 431 BCE, the [[Pythia (431 BCE)|Pythia]] lived in the most lavish [[House of the Pythia|house]] in the town. Other residents included [[Lykaon]] the [[Doctor|healer]], as well as his grandmother [[Praxithea]] and sister [[Agave]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | Around 431 BCE, the [[Pythia (431 BCE)|Pythia]] lived in the most lavish [[House of the Pythia|house]] in the town. Other residents included [[Lykaon]] the [[Doctor|healer]], as well as his grandmother [[Praxithea]] and sister [[Agave]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χώρα χώρα] (''khṓrā'') means 'town, village', and was often used of the main settlement of the area. | *The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χώρα χώρα] (''khṓrā'') means 'town, village', and was often used of the main settlement of the area. | ||
*Though there is a modern {{Wiki|Delphi (modern town)|town}} roughly where the Chora of Delphi is located in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', there is currently no evidence there having been a village as early as the 5th century BCE. | *Though there is a modern {{Wiki|Delphi (modern town)|town}} roughly where the Chora of Delphi is located in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', there is currently no evidence there having been a village as early as the 5th century BCE. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
Phokis-ChoraofDelphi-HouseofPythiafacade.jpg|The House of the Pythia in the Chora | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 15 April 2019
This article is about Chora in Phokis. For other uses, see Chora.
- "I've never seen so many olive trees."
- ―Kassandra[src]
The Chora of Delphi was a town located in the eastern part of the Sacred Lands of Apollo in Phokis, Greece, during the 5th century BCE.
Surrounded by farms and olive groves, the Chora provided for the nearby Sanctuary of Delphi and its visitors.[1]
Around 431 BCE, the Pythia lived in the most lavish house in the town. Other residents included Lykaon the healer, as well as his grandmother Praxithea and sister Agave.[1]
Trivia
- The Greek word χώρα (khṓrā) means 'town, village', and was often used of the main settlement of the area.
- Though there is a modern town roughly where the Chora of Delphi is located in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, there is currently no evidence there having been a village as early as the 5th century BCE.
Gallery
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The House of the Pythia in the Chora
Appearances
References