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=== Worshiper demographics === Archeological evidence from Corycian Cave suggests that the majority of worshipers were humble, ordinary people rather than wealthy or powerful people.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Larson|first=Jennifer|date=1995|title=The Corycian nymphs and the bee maidens of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes|url=https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/viewFile/2961/5819|journal=Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies|volume=36|pages=341β357|via=Duke University Libraries}}</ref> Many of the worshipers at Corycian Cave are thought to have been shepherds or hunters who lived and worked around Mount Parnassus.<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal|last=Volioti|first=Katerina|date=2011-10-30|title=Travel tokens to the Korykian Cave near Delphi: Perspectives from material and human mobility|url=https://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2188|journal=Pallas |language=en|volume=86|issue=86 |pages=263β285|doi=10.4000/pallas.2188 |doi-access=free}}</ref> There is also evidence of women and children worshipping at Corycian Cave. Corycian Cave was also popular among worshipers belonging to the cult of Pan due to the cave's mythological associations with the god. Most votives left inside Corycian Cave by worshipers were made of clay or bone.<ref name=":72"/> The major city of ancient Delphi was in relatively close proximity to Corycian Cave. As a result, those who traveled from other places to see the monuments of Delphi would occasionally stop by Corycian Cave and leave small votives.<ref name=":72"/>
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