Delos: The Nurse of Apollo

Take a trip with me to Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and one of the most sacred sites in ancient Greece. We’ll cover the myth of Apollo’s birth in the Homeric Hymn #3 to Apollo and Callimachus’ Hymn to Delos, and chat about some of the island’s archaeological material. Ancient Sources: Homeric Hymn #3 to Apollo: https://topostext.org/work/356 Homeric Hymn (Greek): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/... Callimachus Hymn to Delos (English): https://topostext.org/work/123 Callimachus Hymn to Delos (Greek): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/... Strabo Geography: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/... Thucydides 3.104: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/... Hyginus Fabulae: https://topostext.org/work/206 Pausanias: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/... Miscellaneous: On the conservation issues on Delos: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-... On the Delian Apollo cult in the Hellenistic period/votive inventories: https://connectedmediterranean.weebly... UNESCO entry: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/530/ On the archaeological site: https://ancient-greece.org/archaeolog... On the archaeological museum: https://ancient-greece.org/museums/de... More on the history of excavations: https://www.efa.gr/delos-historique-d... Early excavation photos: https://greekreporter.com/2024/08/03/... Even more photos: https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/... Chapters: 00:00 Delos 03:54 Birth of Apollo (myth synopsis) 14:55 Analysis 19:20 Archaeology/Delos today Images from Wikimedia Commons and in the public domain unless otherwise noted. Stock video from Envato Elements. Theme music: "Descent from the Olympos Pentatonic." (original) Follow me on Instagram: @hearthofhaemonia Website: www.hearthofhaemonia.com  Contact: [email protected]