Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (2)

• Apollo, the Python, and the Founding of Delphi
  Olympian gods · Homeric Hymn (Pythian) / Apollodorean
• Apollo and the Cretan Sailors: Founding Delphi’s Priesthood
  Olympian gods — Apollo / Delphic foundation · Homeric Hymn (Pythian) — Cretans from Knossos led to Pytho as first priests

Places appearing with them

• Crete
• Crisa
• Mount Parnassus
• Oracular chasm
• Pytho
• Ship bound for Pylos
• Spring at Pytho
• Tempe

Themes

• Binding
• Birth
• Prophecy
• Sacrifice
• Succession
• War