Delphians
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the Delphians
in the texts
The Histories
Inhabitants and custodians of the sanctuary at Delphi, who receive Croesus' offerings, identify their contents, and grant the Lydians special privileges in return.
The Delphians, in return, gave Croesus and all Lydians the right of first consulting the oracle, exemption from all charges, the chief seats at festivals, and perpetual right of Delphian citizenship to whoever should wish it.
Along with these Croesus sent, besides many other offerings of no great distinction, certain round basins of silver, and a female figure five feet high, which the Delphians assert to be the statue of the woman who was Croesus ' baker.
It is said by the Delphians to be the work of Theodorus of Samos, and I agree with them, for it seems to me to be of no common workmanship.
Ion
Citizens of Delphi who made the grown Ion treasurer and steward of the god's temple store.
While yet he was a child, around the altar that fed him he would ramble at his play, but when he came to man’s estate, the Delphians made him treasurer of the god and steward of all his store, and found him true, and so until the present day he leads a holy life in the god’s temple.
but we have ho mind to trespass against the god’s law;