| 单词 | Pythian Games |
| 例句 | Their performance included a hymn to the god Apollo, pieces played at the musical festival of the ancient Pythian Games in Delphi and during wine-laden rituals to the god Dionysus. Ancient Greek sounds transfix audience in Athens 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z According to myth, the god Apollo started these games at Delphi after killing Python, the dragon living there; hence, they were named the Pythian Games in recognition of this act. An Olympic Odyssey: Where the Games Began 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The most renowned among the numerous festivals held in honor of Apollo were, without exception, the Pythian Games, celebrated at Delphi every three years. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The Pythian Games survived the classic Greek period and were continued under Roman sway until about A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" In a few days the Pythian Games will come round, and the convention of the Hellenic States will hold its sessions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 After his death the power passed to his brother Hiero, whose victories in the Olympian and Pythian Games are commemorated in the Odes of Pindar. Stories from Thucydides I forgive all these threats for the sake of the sorrow of a love which thinks itself insulted; and we will none the less go and see the Pythian Games in all peace. The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques) Here the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, pronounced the prophetic responses, in extempore prose or verse; and here the Pythian Games were celebrated in honor of Apollo. Mosaics of Grecian History A native of Tarentum, Evangelus by name, a person of some note in his own city, conceived the ambition of winning a prize in the Pythian Games. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 |
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