The Pythian Games (Delphic Games) were one of the four
Panhellenic Games of
Ancient Greece, a forerunner of the modern
Olympic Games, held every four years at the sanctuary of
Apollo at
Delphi. They were held in honour of
Apollo two years after (and two years before) each Olympic Games, and between each
Nemean and
Isthmian Games. They were founded sometime in the
6th century BC, and, unlike the Olympic Games, also featured competitions for music and poetry. The music and poetry competitions pre-dated the athletic portion of the games, and were said to have been started by Apollo after he killed
Python and set up the oracle at Delphi. Otherwise, the athletic events were the same as the Olympic Games. A four-horse
chariot race was held in a
hippodrome in the plain, not far from the sea, in the place where the original stadium was sited. (ref:
Pindar)
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