\b0 Town in Phocis, on the slopes of Mount \b \cf4 \ATXht11607 Parnassus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , and the location since ancie
nt times of one of the most famous and venerated sanctuaries in Greece, linked to the cult of \b \cf4 \ATXht9 Apollo\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . It contained the \i omphalos\i0 , the navel of the world, the stone that \b \cf4 \ATXht10332 Cronus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 wa
s supposed to have swallowed instead of the newborn \b \cf4 \ATXht8 Zeus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . At Delphi, purifications were carried out, auspices were taken for the foundation of colonies, and the celebrated Pythian Games were held.