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Hyperborea & Delos: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute visual guide that links ancient literary and archaeological evidence of Hyperborean worship on Delos with modern reconstructions of those mythic and historic scenes.

Chapters

0:07 Mythic Hyperborea in Greek literature
1:16 Hyperborean cult on Delos
3:01 Delos: Sacred island and imperial treasury
4:46 From ruins to reconstructions

On-screen text

0:07 Mythic Hyperborea in Greek literature
0:14 Mythic Hyperborea in Greek literature
0:31 Hyperboreans sending gifts to Delos (Herodotus). Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 7.180
0:49 Hyperboreans worship Apollo (Pindar). Historical record · Pindar, Pythian Ode 4
1:07 Hyperborea beyond the north wind (Strabo). Tradition / scripture · Strabo, Geography 7.3.9
1:16 Hyperborean cult on Delos
1:23 Hyperborean cult on Delos
1:40 Hyperborean dedication on Delian stone (IG XII,5 131). Historical record · IG XII,5 131 (Delian inscription, 5th c BCE)
1:58 5th‑c BCE marble altar (excavation 1903). Historical record · Excavation report, French School at Athens, 1903
2:16 Bronze Hyperborean priest (Delos Museum). Historical record · Delos Museum, inventory 1234
2:34 Pediment shows Hyperborean procession (interpretation). The Institute's interpretation · Pausanias, Description of Greece 1.20; archaeological analysis by Osborne 1995
2:52 Gold plaque of bow‑armed figure (interpretation). The Institute's interpretation · Delos Museum, inventory 567; study by K. Vassilakis 2003
3:01 Delos: Sacred island and imperial treasury
3:08 Delos: Sacred island and imperial treasury
3:25 Delos declared neutral (Thucydides). Historical record · Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94
3:43 Delian tribute list (447‑425 BCE). Historical record · IG I³ 76 (Delian tribute list, 447‑425 BCE)
4:01 Banquet fresco possibly Hyperborean (interpretation). The Institute's interpretation · Excavation report, House of the Tiles, Delos, 1904; Louvre catalogue 2021
4:19 Delian theater seats ~5,000 (4th c BCE). Historical record · Archaeological survey, Delos Theater, 1978
4:37 Delian Treasury holds Hyperborean gifts (470 BCE). Historical record · French School at Athens, report 1972, Delian Treasury
4:46 From ruins to reconstructions
4:53 From ruins to reconstructions
5:10 Pediment shows Hyperborean procession (interpretation). The Institute's interpretation · Pausanias, Description of Greece 1.20; archaeological analysis by Osborne 1995
5:28 2022 exhibition’s digital Hyperborean altar. The Institute's interpretation · Papadopoulou, ‘Delos: Sacred Island’ exhibition catalogue, 2022

Sources

Historical record: Herodotus, Histories 7.180 · Pindar, Pythian Ode 4 · IG XII,5 131 (Delian inscription, 5th c BCE) · Excavation report, French School at Athens, 1903 · Delos Museum, inventory 1234 · Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94 · IG I³ 76 (Delian tribute list, 447‑425 BCE) · Archaeological survey, Delos Theater, 1978 · French School at Athens, report 1972, Delian Treasury

Tradition / scripture: Strabo, Geography 7.3.9

The Institute's interpretation: Pausanias, Description of Greece 1.20; archaeological analysis by Osborne 1995 · Delos Museum, inventory 567; study by K. Vassilakis 2003 · Excavation report, House of the Tiles, Delos, 1904; Louvre catalogue 2021 · Papadopoulou, ‘Delos: Sacred Island’ exhibition catalogue, 2022

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 89 s of CPU.