The Pythian Games were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. Reorganized into a Panhellenic festival circa 582 BCE, the festival was held in honor of the god Apollo and took place at hi
Sanctuary of Apollo with Delphic Stadium from the Phaedriades. Delphi, Greece.
Apollo Killing Python, Louvre
Statue of a charioteer Delphi, Greece.
Panhellenic Games is the collective term for four separate religious festivals held in ancient Greece that became especially well known for the athletic competitions they included. The four festivals
Pythian Games
…The Pythian Games (Ancient Greek: Τὰ Πύθια, romanized: Ta Pythia) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. Reorganized into a Panhellenic festival circa 582 BCE, the festival was held in honor of the god Apollo and took place at his sanctuary…
Ancient Greek long jump. Athlete preparing to jump, with one mid-jump.
Stadium of the Pythian Games at Delphi
Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion vase
Palaimon shown riding a dolphin after his mother jumps into the sea while holding him to save him from Hera