The Delia (Ancient Greek: Δήλια) were festivals and games celebrated in classical antiquity at the great celebratory gathering (panegyris) on the island of Delos. == History == This gathering was apparently originally related to the meetings of the Delian League, a religious alliance (amphictyony) to which the Cyclades and the neighboring Ionians on the coasts belonged.
The Delia (Ancient Greek: Δήλια) were festivals and games celebrated in classical antiquity at the great celebratory gathering (panegyris) on the island of Delos. == History == This gathering was apparently originally related to the meetings of the Delian League, a religious alliance (amphictyony) to which the Cyclades and the neighboring Ionians on the coasts belonged.
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