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Delphi: Names
 
 

Common: Delphi
Modern: Delphi, Greece
Also: Delfi
Ancient (arranged by language):  Latin names for Delphi
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Delphi The common Latin spelling.   Grammar Information Available for DelphiAncient Source Information Available for Delphi

Greek names for Delphi
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Belphoi Aeolian form of the name, found mostly in inscriptions.   Grammar Information Available for BelphoiAncient Source Information Available for Belphoi

Dalphoi The local form, found on coins until the mid 4th century.   Grammar Information Available for Dalphoi 

Delphoi The most common name for the town and people from the Classical period on.   Grammar Information Available for DelphoiAncient Source Information Available for Delphoi

Derphoi Found in inscription Delph. 3(2). 238     

Dolphoi Found in inscription GDI 3607.5     

Pytho One of two early names for the site. Ancients played with its supposed etymological conection with puthein (to rot). The name can refer to the site of Delphi itself, or the local region in which it lay.   Grammar Information Available for PythoAncient Source Information Available for Pytho

Python One of two early names of the site: some connection with python (snake): might be connected with the appearance of the rock; the myth of Apollo slaying Python probably post-dates the name.   Grammar Information Available for PythonAncient Source Information Available for Python

 
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