Phocis was a region west of Boeotia, on the northern coast of Gulf of Corinth. Mount Parnassus was a favourite site of Apollo and the Muses. Phocis was named after Phocus.
The principal city of Phocis was Delphi. Other towns included Crisa and Panopeus.
Phocis, Φωκίς.
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A region northwest of Attica, and north of the isthmus. The Cithaeron Mountains were located in the northwest, marking the boundary of Phocis and Locris. In the west was Mount Helicon and in the centre was Lake Copais. In northern Boeotia, the reg...
Delphi was a city in Phocis. Delphi was famous for its oracle. The area and the oracle used to belong or were sacred to Gaea (earth). Later, it was sacred to Themis, a Titaness, who then passed it to her sister Phoebe. Finally, Delphi was passed o...
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