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The Apollo Belvedere (also called the Belvedere Apollo, Apollo of the Belvedere, or Pythian Apollo) [1] is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.. The work has been dated to mid-way through the 2nd century A.D. and is considered to be a Roman copy of an original bronze statue created between 330 and 320 B.C. by the Greek sculptor Leochares. [2]
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was situated within a central area of the sanctuary, surrounded by the Theater, other sanctuaries to Gaia, Dionysus, and Neoptolemus, treasuries housing the offerings dedicated by major Greek polis', and several other statues, stoa, and altars. [4]
The statue is made of pentelic marble, and is 1.76 m. tall (lifesize). [1]Apollo Omphalos is nude, standing firmly on his right leg while the left one is relaxed, slightly bent at knee-height; the pose's strong contrapposto causes the god's buttocks to move to the right.
The temple contained three cult statues: one of Apollo in the "Apollo Citharoedus" ('lyre-playing Apollo') type, one of his sister Diana, and one of their mother Latona. A further statue of Apollo was situated in front of the temple. The cult statues were the work of Greek sculptors of the fourth century BCE: that of Apollo was made by Scopas. [91]
The temple contained the cult statue of Apollo and centuries of precious offerings. [3] One of the treasures of the temple was a statue of Apollo made by "Angelion and Tektaos, sons of Dionysiodotos", who depicted the god with three Charites (Graces) in his hand. [4] The famous Colossus of the Naxians stood in the adjacent courtyard.
The most well-preserved kourus statue found at the ruins of the temple of Apollo. Archaeologists previously found fragments of two other kouros statues in the area, the release said.
This confirmed references in the ancient literary sources: Pausanias mentions that Zoster was the location of the most important sanctuary of the deme of Aixōnídes Halaí (Greek: Αἰξωνίδες Ἁλαί), [2] in other words, the Saltfields of Aixōnē. This ancient deme included the modern areas of Voula and Vouliagmeni. [1]
Didyma (/ ˈ d ɪ d ɪ m ə /; Ancient Greek: Δίδυμα) was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus.Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary of Didyma, also called Didymaion.