▁Category : 1 5 th - century ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 5 th - century ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : O tt oman ▁S uf is ▁Category : Na q sh band i ▁order ▁Category : T urk ish - language ▁po ets ▁Category : K os ovan ▁Tur ks ▁Category : M ale ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁P yth a ids ▁were ▁rit ual ▁process ions ▁of ▁the ▁A then ians ▁to ▁Del phi , ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁journey ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁from ▁Del os ▁to ▁Del phi ▁through ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁P yth a ids ▁were ▁" the ories ", ▁i . e . ▁process ions ▁of ▁the ▁A then ians ▁to ▁Del phi . ▁They ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁non ▁canonical ▁periods , ▁usually ▁following ▁specific ▁om ens . ▁The ▁P yth a ids ▁that ▁we ▁know ▁best ▁of ▁were ▁four ▁particularly ▁maj estic ▁process ions ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 1 3 8 / 7 ▁– ▁ 9 8 / 7 ▁B . C . ▁They ▁constit uted ▁a ▁clear ▁effort ▁of ▁the ▁A then ians ▁to ▁link ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁myth s ▁to ▁the ▁Ap oll onian ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁The ▁starting ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁P yth a ids ▁remains