Delphi
[del-fahy]
- an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo.
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Not surprisingly, Delphi hit the wall early, entering Chapter 11 in the fall of 2005.
The second, a riff on the classical injunction from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is “Know thy ancestors, know thyself.”
Historical Examples
This Delphi was supposed to be the very midmost spot of the whole world.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
Ctesippus said: Quite so, Euthydemus, that is to say, if he who drinks is as big as the statue of Delphi.
EuthydemusPlato
For I shall adduce to you the god at Delphi as a witness of my wisdom, if I have any, and of what it is.
"The oracle of Delphi was not more impudently worked," he said.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
After this Agis came to Delphi and offered as a sacrifice a tenth of the spoil.
HellenicaXenophon
Delphi
- an ancient Greek city on the S slopes of Mount Parnassus: site of the most famous oracle of Apollo
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Word Origin and History for delphi
Delphi
oracle town on slopes of Mount Parnassus, from Greek delphis "dolphin" (see dolphin). Supposedly Apollo assumed this form to found the shrine.
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