" ▁by ▁Eur ip ides ▁a ims ▁at ▁just ifying ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁" pat ro os " ▁in ▁Ath ens : ▁Kre ous a , ▁mother ▁of ▁I on , ▁falls ▁victim ▁of ▁ra pe ▁by ▁Apol lo . ▁She ▁ab and ons ▁the ▁new born ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁region , ▁from ▁where ▁Herm es , ▁under ▁order ▁of ▁Apol lo , ▁trans fers ▁him ▁to ▁Del phi , ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁P yth ia . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁route ▁between ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁Del phi ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁opened ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁A then ians ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁of ▁Apol lo . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁road ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁band its , ▁that ▁These us ▁managed ▁to ▁dis per se . ▁ ▁The ▁particularly ▁maj estic ▁process ion ▁of ▁ 1 3 8 / 7 ▁B . C . ▁is ▁a ▁token ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁amb ition ▁of ▁the ▁A then ians ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁their ▁renew ed ▁control ▁over ▁Del os ▁through ▁the ▁cler ouch ies . ▁The ▁participation ▁of ▁officials ▁and ▁plain ▁citizens ▁in ▁so ▁large ▁numbers ▁aim ed ▁at ▁manifest ing ▁a ▁un ified ▁and ▁un bre ach able ▁citiz en ▁body , ▁consisting ▁of ▁free ▁citizens . ▁ ▁The ▁rit uals ▁The ▁exact ▁rit uals ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁unknown ▁to ▁us . ▁It ▁seems , ▁however , ▁that ▁upon ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁process ion ▁to ▁Del phi