Delos: Monuments and Museum

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Delos: Monuments and Museum.

Krene Editions, Athen 1993, 8vo, orig. omslag, 96 s. + foldekart over Delos, engelsk tekst, rikt illustrert i farver.

«To a large extent Delos owed its development to the fact that it was the birthplace of Apollo, which made it a holy place. The tale is well-known. As the time for the birth of Leto’s child by Zeus approached, Hera’s jealousy of her rival knew no bounds; she hunted Leto all over the world so that the mother could find no place in which to bring forth her child. Leto eventually came to a barren and isolated rock, which, scarcely rising above the surface of the sea was always changing position.»