Apollo Pythius
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Apollo Pythius is a deity associated with a temple situated on one of the summits of Mount Olympus. The city of Pythion derived its name from this temple. Games were celebrated in his honor in Pythion.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 300
- Historical notes
- Ancient Thessaly.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Pythion derived its name from a temple of Apollo Pythius situated on one of the summits of Olympus, as we learn from an epigram of Xeinagoras, a Greek mathematician, who measured the height of Olympus from these parts. Games were also celebrated here in honour of Apollo.”
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