Latin 3H Nōmen Dr. McGay OLC: Ch. 34 worksheet on Delphi, p. 1 Questions on Delphi: (Read pages 9-11 and answer the following thoroughly and conscientiously)

1. Which god is of paramount importance for the city Delphi, who according to a myth rode on the back of a dolphin (delphinos) to the site?

2. Describe or draw (& label) the spectacular setting of the religious shrine at Delphi…what topographical features surround it?

3. What are the Shining Rocks?

4. Apollo is the god of sun + what 7 other things?

5. Describe the founding myth of Delphi…what animal did Apollo kill, etc.?

6. Paraphrase or summaraize the 6th century poem, Hymn of Apollo:

7. How did Zeus determine that Delphi was the center of the world (Greek: omphalos; Latin: umbilicus)?

8. What is an oracle? Define:

Latin 3H Nōmen Dr. McGay OLC: Ch. 34 worksheet on Delphi, p. 2 9. What was the name or title of the priestess of Apollo at the oracle at Delphi?

10. The oracular responses of the god Apollo via the priestess were written down by scribes and put into poetry in a meter called dactylic hexameter. Were these oracular responses clear and straitforward or misleading and ambiguous? 11. Paraphrase or Summarize the famous story of Croesus the Lydian and his visit to the oracle:

12. What did the oracle tell the old man who wanted children?

13. Write out the oracle given to Themistocles of Athens in 480 BC when Persian forces were attacking. Also, explain his interpretation of the “wooden wall”:

14. What type of buildings did Greek city-states set up at Delphi?

15. What are the three main buildings that dominate the site of Delphi a.

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16. What were the name of the “Olympic’-style games held at Delphi every 4 years? 17. How (and where specifically) did travellers purify themselves before consulting the oracle?

18. What waters did the Romans believe gave poetic inspiration?

KEY TERMS: Apollo, Athenian treasury, Battle of Salamis (naval), Castalian spring, Croesus, Delphic, Gulf of Corinth, Mt. Parnassus, Omphalos, oracle, Pythia, Pythian Games, python, Shining Rocks, stadium, Temple of Apollo, Themistocles.