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Definition of Temple of apollo

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous.

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Literary usage of Temple of apollo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1891)
"The temple of Apollo, which stood in the centre of the square portico, between the propylaia and the libraries, was built entirely of Carrara marble. ..."

2. The Life of the Greeks and Romans: Described from Antique Monuments by Ernst Karl Guhl, W. Koner (1902)
"It is the temple of Apollo ... particularly of architecture, the high development of which is shown in the remnants of the once-celebrated temple of Apollo. ..."

3. Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the by Heinrich Schliemann (1875)
"... ili'bris of that temple — Drain belonging to it — 1 )oric style of the temple proved by the block of Triglyphs — Temple of Apollo also on the Pergamus. ..."

4. Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the by Heinrich Schliemann (1875)
"... belonging to it — Doric style of the temple proved by the block of Triglyphs — Temple of Apollo also on the Pergamus. Athens, September 28th, 1872. ..."

5. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"Remains of the great temple of Apollo, of the temple of Leto, a theatre, a private house, and of several porticoes are among the antiquities that are now ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Among these are remains of the temple of Apollo above referred to, ... The temple of Apollo is the centre of the precinct. It is a Doric work, ..."

7. Familiar Allusions: A Hand-book of Miscellaneous Information, Including the by William Adolphus Wheeler, Charles Gardner Wheeler (1882)
"Temple of Apollo [at Delphi]. The site of this structure is now regarded as ... The temple of Apollo was reckoned one of the largest and most beautiful in ..."

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