When  this  story,  which  we  would  not  affirm  to  be  bii-
torically  true,  ia  alripped  of  the  language  of  poeti;,)!
cm  only  mean,  that  a  Cretan  colony  founded  the  ic»
pie  sod,  oracle  of  Delphi,  (ffenva,  liien,  vd.  3,  p.
94.)  Strabo  repwts,  that  it  waa  mt  first  eoMalled
by  the  oeigbbonriiv  sutes ;  but  thst,  sfier  iti  foM
became  mora  widely  s[«ead,  foreigv  princes  ind  ns-
tions  eageriy  sought  responses  from  toe  sacied  tiipod,
and  losded  Uie  akar  of  the  god  with  rich  pmnn
and  costly  offerings  (48(H.  Psussnias  sUies  Ibst  tte
most  ancient  temple  of  Apollo  at  Delphi  wu  fonacil.
according  to  aome,  oat  of  bnacbes  of  bav,  tnd  Ikl
these  branches  were  cut  from  the  tree  that  was  it
Tempo.  31m  fonn  of  this  temple  membM  thaiof  i
cottage.  After  meotionii^  a  second  and  a  ihiid  tea-
pie,  ue  one  raised,  .as  the  Delpbiana  said,  b;  bw
from  wax  and  winga,  and  sent  by  Apollo  to  the  H;-
perboreana,  and  the  other  bnilt  of  brass,  he  adds,  tlai
to  ^la  aucceeded  a  fourth  and  more  atalely  edifice  if
atone,  erected  by  two  aichiieeis  named  l^ophoaiM
and  Agunedes.  iPaiumn.,  10,  6.)  Hen  wm  da-
poaited  the  snmptooas  presents  of  Gyges  sod  Mi^
Alyattee  and  Cnesus  (Uervdat.,  1, 14;  50^ftl).atml
as  those  of  the  Sybarites,  Spinet*,  and  Siceliots,  ladi
prince  and  nation  having  their  separ«te  chapel  or  tm*-
ury  for  the  reception  of  these  offerings,  vrith  u  b-
scription  atteatii^ibe  nemeof  the  dcMMrandthscaoK
of  the  gift.  (Sfniie,  420.)  This  temple  haviog  bna
accidentally  destroynl  by  fire  in  the  fint  year  of  tk
fifty-eighth  01ym(Mad.  <>*  548  B.C.  {Paiua.,  i  c).
