Apollo was the god of light, of harmony, of order and of reason. He was also the god of music and song. He had the gifts of archery and divination. According to the homeric hymn to Apollo, he descended from Mount Olympus and settled his sanctuary below the deep snows of Parnassus in Delphi. And Delphi became the spiritual and religious center of the ancient Greek world. The sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi was known and respected by Homer.

Pausanias visited the great sanctuary and he described the myths regarding the cult of Apollo, the temples, the statues, the Pythian Games, the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia and even more. People from all corners of the Greek world went to the oracle of Apollo to consult the god, who spoke through the mouth of Pythia, his priestess.

Wealth was accumulated and the fame of the oracle spread in the east and west. Every four years the Pythian Games were held there in honour of Apollo and they included musical competitions as well as gymnastic and equestrian contests.

Nowadays you can walk along the sacred way to the temple of Apollo, to the theatre and the stadium higher up and admire the unique beauty of this place, appreciate the quality of the light and think of the belief of ancient greeks that with the protection of Apollo the longed-for harmony between man and his environment could be achieved.