Serpent Column, Delphi, Greece

Serpent Column, bronze replica of the column built as an offering to Apollo in 447 BC, later moved to Constantinople, in Delphi, Greece. Behind is the Altar of the Chians, built c. 330 BC by the people of Chios, and the Temple of Apollo, or Apollonion, built 4th century BC in the Doric order by Spintharos Xenodoros and Agathon. The ancient city of Delphi was the seat of the oracle Pythia and the centre of the world to the ancient Greeks. It is situated on Mt Parnassus in the Parnassos National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Agathon Chios Delphi Delphic Doric Greeks Hellenic Hellenistic Hillside Moved Oracle Parnassos Parnassus Phocis Pythia Pythian Replica Sanctuary Serpent Situated Spintharos Spiral Twisted Xenodoros

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