Weekend on Delphi (Viotia-Hellas) without music.

I had a trip in Delphi this weekend, back in time on the center of the world, which was believed to be this sanctuary.

According to an age-old legend, the two eagles sent out by Zeus from the ends of the universe to locate the center of the world, met at Delphi. Ever since, Delphi has marked the avel of the earth and not only geographically.

For many centuries this sanctuary defined a spiritual and religious center, a symbol of unity among the ancient Hellas.


From the 6th to the 4th ct BC the Delphic oracle reached its peak. Apollo’s prophecies, regarded as the most reliable, were ‘spoken’ by Pythia and converted into verses by the priests.






Cities, leaders and ordinary people hasted to seek divine advice. The beginnings of the oracle go far back in antiquity and its reputation crossed the frontiers of the world.


The Delphic oracle is believed to have foreseen Deukalion’s inundation, the Argonauts’ expedition and the Trojan War.














For more about Delphi here.