First Sacred War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Sacred War date=c. 595 BC ndash; 585 BC place=Mainland Greece result=Destruction of Kirrha and liberation of Delphi. combatant1=Amphictyonic League of Delphi, Sicyon combatant2=Kirrha… … Wikipedia
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Kirra, Phocis — Kirra (in Greek, Κίρρα ), is a village in Phocis, central Greece. It is part of the municipality of Itea. During antiquity its name was spelled Kirrha. Alternate modern spellings include Cirrha and Kirrha . It is also sometimes called Adrastea.… … Wikipedia
Delphi — Delphi: Tholos im Heiligtum der Athena Pronaia Delphi (griechisch Δελφοί (m. pl.), altgriechisch Delphoí ausgesprochen) war eine Stadt im antiken Griechenland, die vor allem für ihr Orakel bekannt war. Heute gehören die Ausgrabungen von … Deutsch Wikipedia
Delphi [1] — Delphi, 1) (a. Geogr.), kleine, aber wegen des dasigen Tempels u. Orakels wichtigste Stadt in Phokis, die sich am Südabhange des Parnassos nach Kirrha hin amphitheatralisch erhob u. vom Berge Kirphis durch ein Thal geschieden war, durch welches… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
DELPHES — Pour les Grecs, Delphes était le centre géographique du monde: les deux aigles dépêchés par Zeus depuis les bords du disque terrestre s’y étaient rejoints. Aussi le nombril (omphalos ) terrestre y était il représenté dans la fosse oraculaire… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Delphi — For other uses, see Delphi (disambiguation). Archaeological Site of Delphi * UNESCO World Heritage Site The theatr … Wikipedia
Cleisthenes of Sicyon — For other figures with the same name as well as for the genus of flounders, see Cleisthenes (disambiguation). Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was the tyrant of Sicyon from c. 600–570 BC, who aided in the First Sacred War against… … Wikipedia
Hellebore — Taxobox name = Hellebore image width = 240px image caption = Helleborus niger , the so called Christmas rose , in the wild regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus =… … Wikipedia