Global Treasure: Delphi

Television Director: Ullman, Frank

Producer: Scarson, Peter O.

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Catalogue Number: GTR-DVD-1018

UPC: 879061006173

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Global Treasures - History's Most Protected Monuments - Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa's Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world's heritage. Join us as we explore one of these protected monuments.

Set in the picturesque, deeply fissured hillside of Mount Parnassus, Delphi is where over 2,000 years ago the Greeks sought spiritual advice from the god Apollo, who they believed spoke to them through an oracle.

Delphi was home to the Amphictyonic League and was also the location of the Pythian Games. Two eagles dispatched by Zeus from opposite sides of the earth had met at the foot of Mount Parnassus in Delphi, thus creating the "Omphalos," or "navel of the earth." It was hoped that the priestess attendant at the site, Pythia, would impart the will of God, which she expressed through her "raging mouth" in ecstasy.

This idyllic location, which includes the holy temple of Athena Pronaia, has retained its mystique right up to the present day.