Didyma
PlaceAncient Greek Sites
Ancient Greek sanctuary near Miletus, with Apollo's oracle
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Didyma
- Ancient Greek Sites
Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the Ionian coast, within the domain of Miletus. Dedicated chiefly to Apollo, it contained temples for Apollo and Artemis and honoured other deities. Its oracle of Apollo was famous in antiquity. The site preserves a major Hellenistic temple of Apollo, as well as a Greek theatre and a Hellenistic temple of Artemis.
- Location
- Ionian coast, in the domain of Miletus
- Main deity
- Apollo
- Known for
- The oracle of Apollo
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Didyma (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q671358
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By AlexanderVanLoon. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAlexanderVanLoon, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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