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|dateconstructed = c. 510 BCE {{c|second time}} | |||
|datedestroyed = 548 BCE {{c|first time}}<br>373 BCE {{c|second time}} | |||
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|affiliation = Cult of Apollo | |||
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The '''Temple of Apollo''' within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]] was one of the most significant and important temples dedicated to the god [[Apollo]] in [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity, it served as the seat of the [[Pythia]], the most well known [[Oracle of Apollo]]. | The '''Temple of Apollo''' within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]] was one of the most significant and important temples dedicated to the god [[Apollo]] in [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity, it served as the seat of the [[Pythia]], the most well known [[Oracle of Apollo]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The temple, as the rest of the Sanctuary, was under the control of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] during the 5th century BCE.<ref name="Consulting a Ghost">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Consulting a Ghost]]</ref> | The temple, as the rest of the Sanctuary, was under the control of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] during the 5th century BCE.<ref name="Consulting a Ghost">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Consulting a Ghost]]</ref> | ||
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<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
ACOD Apollo Temple Concept Art - Hugo Puzzuoli.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the temple by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]] | ACOD Apollo Temple Concept Art - Hugo Puzzuoli.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the temple by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]] | ||
ACOD Pythia Leonidas.png|Leonidas meeting the Pythia in 480 BCE | |||
ACO Consulting a Ghost - Temple of Apollo.png|Kassandra, Herodotos and Barnabas outside the temple | ACO Consulting a Ghost - Temple of Apollo.png|Kassandra, Herodotos and Barnabas outside the temple | ||
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Revision as of 16:31, 18 June 2020
The Temple of Apollo within the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis was one of the most significant and important temples dedicated to the god Apollo in Greece. In classical antiquity, it served as the seat of the Pythia, the most well known Oracle of Apollo.
History
The temple, as the rest of the Sanctuary, was under the control of the Cult of Kosmos during the 5th century BCE.[1]
In 480 BCE, king Leonidas of Sparta visited the temple, coming face to face with the Pythia at the time, as well as members of the Cult of Kosmos. Following the meeting in which both the Pythia and the Cultists urged Leonidas to cease hostilities with the Achaemenid Empire's Xerxes I, Leonidas disagreed and left, telling his officer Dienekes to rally their troops.[2]
Decades later in 431 BCE, Leonidas' descendant the misthios Kassandra was urged by her friends Barnabas and Herodotos to seek out the counsel of the Pythia at the time.[1]
Pushing past the line to enter the temple, Kassandra consulted the Pythia on the whereabouts of her family. The Pythia, recognising Kassandra as the child who was thrown off Mount Taygetos, warned her about the Cult of Kosmos before being taken away by her guards. Kassandra was chased out of the temple before she could find out more.[1]
Behind the scenes
In Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, the temple interior can be freely explored, unlike in-game, wherein the interior is seen only in cutscenes. This way it's possible to visit the chamber below the main hall, supposedly the place where the Pythia was historically said to receive her visions.[3]
Gallery
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Concept art of the interior of the temple by Hugo Puzzuoli -
Leonidas meeting the Pythia in 480 BCE -
Kassandra, Herodotos and Barnabas outside the temple
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Consulting a Ghost
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bully the Bullies
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Oracle of Delphi