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So-called "Snake column" or "Serpents column" that used to be in the centre of the Hippodrome in Constantinople. Originally it had three heads and came from Delphi , one of the heads is in the Istanbul museum today. Herodotus wrote: "Having brought all the stuff together they set apart a tithe for the god of Delphi, whereof was made and dedicated that tripod that rests upon the bronze three-headed serpent" (Herodotus, The Histories, book IX, 81) Czech: „Hadí sloup“ který býval v centru Hipodromu v Konstantinopoli. Původně měl tři hlavy a pocházel z Delf, kde na něm byla podle Hérodotose umístěna zlatá trojnožka zhotovená z desátků kořisti z bitvy u Platají. Jedna z hlav je dnes umístěna v Istanbulském muzeu. Hérodotos o zhotovení napsal: "Když dali všechny věci dohromady, oddělili desátek pro boha v Delfách, z něhož byla vyrobena a zasvěcena trojnožka, která spočívá na bronzovém tříhlavém hadovi" Hérodotos, Dějiny, IX, 81 |
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