Lycoreia
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 38.492, 22.515
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient settlement on Mt.
History
Lycoreia or Lykoreia was a town of ancient Phocis situated upon one of the heights of Parnassus above the sanctuary of Delphi, whence came the population of Delphi. This town is said to have been founded by Deucalion and was named after Lycorus, son of Apollo and the nymph Corycia, and from it the Delphian nobles, at all events, derived their origin. Hence, Plutarch tells us that the five chief-priests of the god, called osioi (Ὅσιοι), were chosen by lot from a number of families who derived their descent from Deucalion. It appears the inhabitants of Lycoreia were Dorians, who had spread from the Dorian Tetrapolis over the heights of Parnassus. At all events, we know that a Doric dialect was spoken at Delphi, and the Oracle of Delphi always showed a leaning towards the Greeks of the Doric race.