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2. Chryselephantine statues at Delphi - Wikipedia

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   Artemis. The head attributed to Artemis bears a mild, sweet expression. She wears a golden tiara and rosette-decorated earrings. Her garment was decorated with two large rectangular lamellae of gold, positioned vertically and bearing depictions of existing or mythological animals: a gazelle, a lion, a bull, a deer, a pegasus, a griffin, a sphinx.

3. Thargelia - Wikipedia

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   Thargelia / θ ɑːr ˈ dʒ iː l i ə / (Ancient Greek: Θαργήλια) was one of the chief Athenian festivals in honour of the Delian Apollo and Artemis, held on their birthdays, the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion (about May 24 and May 25). [1] Essentially an agricultural festival, the Thargelia included a purifying and expiatory ...

4. The Story of Jackie Kennedy's Apollo Earrings

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5. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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   Hope Diamond, the diamond has been surrounded by a mythology of a reputed curse to the effect that it brings misfortune and tragedy to persons who own it or wear it, but there are strong indications that such stories were fabricated to enhance the stone's mystery and appeal, since increased publicity usually raised the gem's value and ...

6. Chrysothemis (daughter of Carmanor) - Wikipedia

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   Chrysothemis was the daughter of Carmanor of Crete, the priest who purified Apollo and Artemis after the killing of Python, a chthonic serpent deity that presided over the Delphic oracle. When Apollo slew the serpent at the Delphi shrine, he claimed the site for himself. But, for his act of sacrilege, Zeus ordered him to be purified.

7. Didyma - Wikipedia

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   Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary of Didyma, also called Didymaion. But it was home to both of the temples dedicated to the twins Apollo and Artemis. Other deities were also honoured within the sanctuary. The Didymaion was well renowned in antiquity because of its famed oracle. This oracle of Apollo was situated within what was, and is ...