Thus, the temple of Apollo seemed designed to enclose a particular piece of terrain that included a water source, rather than to provide a house for the image of the god, the normal function of a temple building.

• 看来，阿波罗神殿的设计是为了涵盖某块包含水源的特定区域，而不像一般的神殿，是为了神的形象而建造。