Delphi region
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The Delphi region is an area of central Greece surrounding the ancient sanctuary and oracle of Delphi, a major religious and cultural center of the classical Greek world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delphi region canonical | 2 |
| Delphi (regionally) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Apollo Delphinios
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo
Dionysus ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
omphalos of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
navel of the world (omphalos)
slaying of Python by Apollo ⓘ |
| contains |
Castalian Spring
ⓘ
Corycian Cave ⓘ Delphi Archaeological Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Delphi archaeological museum
Delphi archaeological site ⓘ Delphi stadium ⓘ Delphi theatre ⓘ Phaedriades cliffs ⓘ Temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ ancient sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ modern town of Delphi ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Oracle of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic oracle
Panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ ancient festivals and games ⓘ monumental temples and treasuries ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipality of Delphi ⓘ |
| hasCenter | ancient sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
archaeological research
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage buffer boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer area
|
| hasLandscapeType |
mountainous
ⓘ
terraced slopes ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
archaeological tourism destination
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligionHistorically | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | olive groves ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Gulf of Itea
ⓘ
valley of the river Pleistos ⓘ |
| hosted | Pythian Games ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
Phocis ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| near | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sterea Ellada (administrative region)
ⓘ
surface form:
Region of Central Greece
Regional Unit of Phocis ⓘ Phocis ⓘ
surface form:
ancient region of Phocis
|
| timePeriodOfMajorFlourishing |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| wasCulturalCenterFor | ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| wasReligiousCenterFor | ancient Greek world ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.