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Tombs of the Hyperborean Virgins, Delos, who assisted at the birth of Apollo and Artemis.
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Tombs of the Hyperborean Virgins, Delos, who assisted at the birth of...

Front terrace of the temple of Apollo, Delos. Pavement of huge slabs of gneiss. Temple construction was begun in 454 BCE.
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Front terrace of the temple of Apollo, Delos. Pavement of huge slabs o...

House of Hermes on the island of Delos. According to Greek myths, this was the island on which Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis, but powerful merchants' guilds composed of free men and liberated slaves, venerated the God of Trade Hermes on Delos. (6th-1st BCE).
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House of Hermes on the island of Delos. According to Greek myths, this wa...

Temple of Isis on the slope of Mount Cynthos, island of Delos, Greece (6th-1st BCE). According to Greek myths, Delos was the island on which Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Temple of Isis on the slope of Mount Cynthos, island of Delos, Greece...

House in the Upper Town of Delos, Greece, with column and mosaic floor (6th-1st BCE). According to Greek myths, Delos was the island on which Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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House in the Upper Town of Delos, Greece, with column and mosaic f...

The theatre of Delos, Greece, has 26 tiers of seats, another seventeen in the center, opposite the stage. It could seat 5.500 spectators. (6th-1st BCE). Delos is the island on which, according to myth, Leto gave birth to Zeus'twins Apollo and Artemis.
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The theatre of Delos, Greece, has 26 tiers of seats, another seventeen in the...

Temple of Apollo (6th-1st BCE) on the island of Delos, Greece, on which, according to Greek myth, Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Temple of Apollo (6th-1st BCE) on the island of Delos, Greece, on which, accor...

The Exedra, a portico of the Palaestra or gymnasium on the island of Delos, Greece, was set apart for discussions. Delos, according to Greek myths, is the island where Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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The Exedra, a portico of the Palaestra or gymnasium on the island of Delos,...

A phallic monument for God Dionysos, donated by one Karystios, son of Asbelos, island of Delos, Greece. A giant phallus on a piedestal which shows the progress of Dionysos. Delos, according to myths, is the birth- place of Apollo and Artemis, twins of Zeus and Leto.
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A phallic monument for God Dionysos, donated by one Karystios, son of Asbelo...

Drum of a column with snake design and lead clamp to hold drums together (6th-1st BCE), on the island of Delos, Greece. Delos, according to Greek myths, was the place where Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Drum of a column with snake design and lead clamp to hold drums together (...

Bases of columns (6th-1st BCE), island of Delos. According to Greek myths, Delos is the place, where Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Bases of columns (6th-1st BCE), island of Delos. According to Greek myth...

Base of a small altar with bull's head and garland ornament (6th-1st BCE), island of Delos, Greece. According to Greek myths, Delos is the place where Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Base of a small altar with bull's head and garland ornament (6th-1st BCE),...