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So-called "Snake column" or "Serpents column" that used to be in the centre of the Hippodrome in Constantinople. Originally it had three heads and came from Delphi, one of the heads is in the Istanbul museum today. Herodotus wrote: "Having brought all the stuff together they set apart a tithe for the god of Delphi, whereof was made and dedicated that tripod that rests upon the bronze three-headed serpent" (Herodotus, The Histories, book IX, 81)

Czech: „Hadí sloup“ který býval v centru Hipodromu v Konstantinopoli. Původně měl tři hlavy a pocházel z Delf, kde na něm byla podle Hérodotose umístěna zlatá trojnožka zhotovená z desátků kořisti z bitvy u Platají. Jedna z hlav je dnes umístěna v Istanbulském muzeu. Hérodotos o zhotovení napsal: "Když dali všechny věci dohromady, oddělili desátek pro boha v Delfách, z něhož byla vyrobena a zasvěcena trojnožka, která spočívá na bronzovém tříhlavém hadovi" Hérodotos, Dějiny, IX, 81
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