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<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Pythian Apollo - Ancient Temple in Greece in Central Greece

Submitted by nifitsa on Thursday, 20 May 2021  Page Views: 1056

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Pythian Apollo
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 1.701 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Central Greece Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Marathon
Latitude: 38.156880N  Longitude: 23.932620E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Temple of Pythian Apollo
Temple of Pythian Apollo submitted by nifitsa : The Temple is currently submerged and overgrown. This building has been attributed to Herodius Atticus, which is plausible. He was from Marathon and constructed many temples in the area, including the temple of Isis and Osiris. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Greece

Not much remains of this temple which once functioned as a place of healing. The official delegation to the temple of Apollo at Delphi would depart from here via the ancient cobbled path, which is still visible and passes by the Cave of Pan. Divination from animal entrails was also performed here according to Sophocles in "Oedipus at Colonus". The spring here is still vital, and the great shady plane trees make this a pretty spot. Easy to find if you head for the medieval Tower of Oinoe and walk from there.
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Temple of Pythian Apollo
Temple of Pythian Apollo submitted by nifitsa : Ancient cobbled path which passes by the cave of Pan (occupied since the neolithic) and leads to Hardras river. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Pythian Apollo
Temple of Pythian Apollo submitted by nifitsa : Spring (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Temple of Pythian Apollo by nifitsa on Monday, 27 September 2021
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There are also the remains of a Roman balineum which can be seen from the path. Unfortunately it is much damaged by time and the national water company which pipes water out from the spring.
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Re: Temple of Pythian Apollo by nifitsa on Saturday, 22 May 2021
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Good drone view of the area. Starts at the Frankish tower of Oinoi. Built ~1250 by the Frankish Duke of Athens, Guy de la Roche. Moves to the Frankish Church of the Holy Apostles which was built from spoils from the Temple of Pythian Apollo which is shown next. It is still submerged by water from the spring, and even more overgrown unfortunately. The spring of Oinoi is beneath the plane trees next to the small modern theatre built there. The ancient cobbled path and cave of Pan are further on and not shown.
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Re: Temple of Pythian Apollo by nifitsa on Saturday, 22 May 2021
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The spring of Oinoe and worship of Apollo was described by Phiochorus of Athens around 300 BCE. He was a historian and seer from a prominent priestly family who recorded many sites and customs in Attica. Vehemently opposed to the Macedonian influence in Athens he was put to death by the ruler of the time.
The temple of Apollo we can see here has been attributed to Herodius Atticus the Greco-Roman senator at about 150 CE. This is plausible as he was born in Marathon and had an estate here. He constructed many temples in the area.
The little Church of the Holy Apostles next to the temple is Frankish and built from spoils from the temple.
I find it interesting how four different eras are clustered around the spring. The neolithic Cave of Pan, classical Greek worship, Greco-Roman temple, and the Frankish Church and Tower.
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