CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Aphrodite at Rome
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Athena at Athens
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Apollo at Delphi
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Zeus at Sparta
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Detailed explanation-1: -Delphi was an ancient religious sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Apollo . Developed in the 8th century B.C., the sanctuary was home to the Oracle of Delphi and the priestess Pythia, who was famed throughout the ancient world for divining the future and was consulted before all major undertakings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pythia (/ˈpɪiə/; Ancient Greek: [pyːˈtʰíaː]) was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She specifically served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.
Detailed explanation-3: -The temple of Apollo, the most important building in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, dominates the temenos from its central position. This is where the statues and other offerings to the god were kept, and where the cult rituals, including that of divination, took place.