Delphi

The village of Delphi lies on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus and was once a major center for the worship of the god Apollo. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi was highly influential throughout the Greek world, and even in Rome. According to Greek mythology, Zeus released two eagles from the two ends of the universe to find out where his navel would be. The two eagles met at Delphi, and Zeus marked this point with a stone (the Omphalos). It is believed that this sacred site is where the Greeks consulted Pythia - a female priestess in charge of the Delphic Temple - about the future.