Editing Corycian Cave (section)

==In ancient Greek sources==
In ancient times, Corycian Cave was used as a sanctuary since at least 4000 B.C.E.<ref name="Liritzis 219–232"/> The Corycian Cave also showed up in several other ancient Greek sources:
[[Strabo]], in his ''Geography'', writes:
{{blockquote|The whole of Parnassos [Mountain in Phokis] is esteemed as sacred [to Apollon], since it has caves and other places that are held in honor and deemed holy. Of these the best known and most beautiful is Korykion, a cave of the Nymphai bearing the same name as that in Kilikia [in Asia Minor]. (9.3.1)}}
[[File:Pausanias 18th century print.jpg|thumb|Cameo of Pausanias—an ancient Greek author.]]
[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] in his ''Guide to Greece'' writes:
{{blockquote|1=On the way from Delphi to the summit of Parnassus, about sixty stades distant from Delphi, there is a bronze image. The ascent to the Corycian cave is easier for an active walker than it is for mules or horses. I mentioned a little earlier in my narrative that this cave was named after a nymph called Corycia, and of all the caves I have ever seen this seemed to me the best worth seeing.... But the Corycian cave exceeds in size those I have mentioned, and it is possible to make one's way through the greater part of it even without lights. The roof stands at a sufficient height from the floor, and water, rising in part from springs but still more dripping from the roof, has made clearly visible the marks of drops on the floor throughout the cave. The dwellers around Parnassus believe it to be sacred to the Corycian nymphs, and especially to Pan. ([https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Paus.+10.32.2 10.32.2&ndash;7])}}