DELOS  (mod . Mikra Dili, or Little Delos, to distinguish it from Megali Dili, or See also:

• GREAT

Great Delos), an See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island in the See also:

• AEGEAN

Aegean, the smallest but most famous of the See also:

• CYCLADES

Cyclades, and, according to the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient be- lief, the spot See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round which the See also:

• GROUP

group arranged itself in a nearly circular See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form . It is a rugged See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

mass of See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite, about 3 M. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and 1 m. to z m. broad, about z m . E. of Megali Dili or Rheneia, and 2 M . W. of Myconus . Towards the centre it rises to its greatest height of 350 ft. in the steep and rocky See also:

• PEAK, THE

peak of See also:

• MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

Mount Cynthus, which, though overtopped by several eminences in the neighbouring islands, is very conspicuous from the surrounding See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . It is now completely destitute of trees, but it abounds with brushwood of lentisk and cistus, and here and there affords a patch of See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn-See also:

• LAND

land to the occasional sower from Myconus . I . See also:

• ARCHAEOLOGY (from Gr. &pxa1a, ancient things, and Xoyos, theory or science)

Archaeology.—Excavations have been made by the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French School at See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens upon the island of Delos since 1877, chiefly by Th . Homolle . They have proceeded slowly but systematic-ally, and the method adopted, though scientific and economical, See also:

• LEFT

left the site in some apparent confusion, but the debris have more recently been cleared away to a considerable extent . The See also:

• COMPLETE

complete See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan of the sacred See also:

• PRECINCT (from Lat. praecingere, to encircle, enclose, surround, prae and cingere, to gird)

precinct of See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo has been recovered, as well as those of a considerable portion of the commerical See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter of Hellenistic and See also:

• ROMAN

Roman times, of the See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre, of the temples of the See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign gods, of the temples on the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top of Mount Cynthus, and of several very interesting private houses .

Numerous See also:

• WORKS

works of See also:

• SCULPTURE
• SCULPTURE (Lat. sculptura, from sculpere, to carve, cognate with Gr. yXb4ew)

sculpture of all periods have been found, and also a very extensive See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions, some of them throwing much See also:

• LIGHT

light upon the subject of See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration in See also:

• GREECE

Greece . The most convenient See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place for landing is protected by an ancient971 See also:

• MOLE
• MOLE, LOUIS MATHIEU, COMTE (1781—1855)
• MOLE, MATHIEU (1584—1656)

mole; it faces the channel between Delos and Rheneia, and is about opposite the most northerly of the two little islands now called `Peu,uari4pe . From this See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side the sacred precinct of Apollo is approached by an See also:

• AVENUE (the past participle feminine of Fr. avenir, to come to)

avenue flanked by porticoes, that upon the seaside bearing the name of See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip V. of Macedon, who dedicated it about 200 B.C . This avenue must have formed the usual approach for sacred embassies and processions; but it is probable that the space to the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south was not convenient for marshalling them, since See also:

• NICIAS
• NICIAS (d. 414 B.C.)

Nicias, on the occasion of his famous See also:

• EMBASSY

embassy, built a See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge from the island of See also:

• HECATE (Gr. 'EKa-rrl, " she who works from afar "1)

Hecate (the Greater Rhevmatiari) to Delos, in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order that the imposing Athenian procession might not See also:

• MISS

miss its full effect . Facing the avenue were the See also:

• PROPYLAEA (Ilp6sruXov, 1pol- mala)

propylaea See also:

• WALKER, FRANCIS AMASA (1840-1897)
• WALKER, FREDERICK (184o--1875)
• WALKER, GEORGE (c. 1618-169o)
• WALKER, HENRY OLIVER (1843— )
• WALKER, HORATIO (1858– )
• WALKER, JOHN (1732—1807)
• WALKER, OBADIAH (1616-1699)
• WALKER, ROBERT (d. c. 1658)
• WALKER, ROBERT JAMES (1801-1869)
• WALKER, SEARS COOK (1805—1853)
• WALKER, THOMAS (1784—1836)
• WALKER, WILLIAM (1824-1860)

Walker & ockerell that formed the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief entrance of the precinct.of Apollo . They consisted of a See also:

• GATE

gate faced on the outside with a projecting See also:

• PORTICO (Ital. for " porch," Lat. porticus)

portico of four columns, on the inside with two columns in antis . Through this one entered a large open space, filled with votive offerings and containing a large See also:

• EXEDRA

exedra . The sacred road continued its course to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east corner of this open space, with the precinct of See also:

• ARTEMIS

Artemis on its See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west side, and, on its east side, a See also:

• TERRACE (Fr. terrace, terrasse, from It. terraccia, terrazzo, Lat. terra, earth)

terrace on which stood three temples . The southernmost of these was the temple of Apollo, but only its back was visible from this side . Though there is no See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence to show to whom the other two were dedicated, the fact that they faced west seems to imply that they were either dedicated to heroes or See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor deities, or that they were treasuries . Beyond them a road branches to the right, sweeping round in a broad See also:

• CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve to the space in front of the temple of Apollo . The See also:

• OUTER

outer side of this curve is bounded by a See also:

• ROW, JOHN (c. 1525—1580)

row of treasuries, similar to those found at See also:

• DELPHI (the Pytho of Homer and Herodotus; in Boeotian inscriptions BeA4oi, on coins Aa)tg5oi)

Delphi and See also:

• OLYMPIA

Olympia, and serving to See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house the more costly offerings of various islands or cities .

The space to the east and south of the temple of Apollo could also be approached directly from the propylaea of entrance, by turning to the right through a passage-like See also:

• BUILDING

building with a See also:

• PORCH (through the Fr. porehe, from Lat. porticus; the Ital. equivalent is portico, corresponding to the Gr. vapOi ; Ger. Vorhalle)

porch at either end . Just to the north of this may be seen the basis of the See also:

• COLOSSAL

colossal statue of Apollo dedicated by the Naxians, with its well-known archaic inscription; two large fragments of the statue itself may still be seen a little farther to the north .