delphine

See delphin1. Delphinia (del-fin'i-a), n. p Gr. Δελφίνιος (an epithet 'i-a), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl., epithet of Apollo), taken as A festival of Apollo Delphin i us (the protector of navigation, the god of Delphi), of expiatory character, celebrated at Athens and Ægin a, and generally among Ionian colonies. along the Mediterranean coasts. At Athens it was held on the 6th of Mounychion (end of March), toward the close of the period of winter storms at sea, and included a proce ion in which seven boys and seven maidens bore olive-branches, bound with fillets of white wool, to the Delphin i an temple near the temple of the Olympian Zeus. delphinia (del-fin'i-ä), n. Same as delph i nine2. Delphin i an (del-fin'i-an), a. 1. Same as Del phi an. Compare Pythian.-2. [ l. c.] Same as delphin1.-Delphin i an Apollo. See Apollo.