title: The Mythological Tradition Concerning the Sanctuary of Apollo in Didyma
abstract: This article is devoted to myths about the sanctuary of Apollo in Didyma and their evolution. The author analyzes myths survived to modern times and di-&#x0D; vides them into three groups: myths about the origin of Didyma, myths about heroes and myths about local cult practices.&#x0D; It is important to note that most of the evidence that has survived we know from books of later antique authors. Although, probably, some of myths were created in the archaic era, but they acquired their final form
journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University