ADelphinion (ancient Greek: Δελφίνιον) found in ancient Greece, was a temple ofApollo Delphinios ("Apollo ofDelphi") also known as "Delphic Apollo" or "Pythian Apollo", the principal god of Delphi, who was regarded as the protector of ports and ships.
The ruin of the Delphinion inMiletus is still mostly standing. A rectangulartemenos, the remains of the temple at the site date back to as early as the fifth century B.C.E. Still present are a rectangular altar with voluteacroteria, as well as a few other round marble altars. An "annual Spring procession which went from Miletus to the Temple of Apollo at Didyma began at the Delphinion".[1] Inscriptions found on the walls of the Delphinion tell us the site also served as the city archive.
The Delphinion inAthens near theAcropolis contained a court of law, which was used to tryhomicide cases where the accused had claimed the defence ofjustifiable homicide.
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