Delphos

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Delphos, Ohio

Delphos is a city in Allen and Van Wert counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 7,101 at the 2010 census.

The Allen County portion of Delphos is part of the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Van Wert County portion is part of the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Delphos is located at 40°50′40″N 84°20′22″W / 40.84444°N 84.33944°W / 40.84444; -84.33944 (40.844441, -84.339360).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.48 square miles (9.01 km²), of which 3.44 square miles (8.91 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,101 people, 2,893 households, and 1,865 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,064.2 inhabitants per square mile (797.0/km²). There were 3,137 housing units at an average density of 911.9 per square mile (352.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

Delphus

In Greek mythology, Delphus /ˈdɛlfəs/ or Delphos (Δέλφος) was the person from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name.

In one tradition, he was the son of Poseidon and Melantho, a daughter of Deucalion.

In other accounts he was a son of Apollo by Celaeno, the daughter of Hyamus and granddaughter of Lycorus, and, according to others, by Thyia, the daughter of the autochthon Castalius, or by Melaina, the daughter of Cephissus. He is further said to have had a son, Pythis, who ruled over the country about Mount Parnassus, and from whom the oracle received the name of Pytho.

In yet another version, his mother is Melanis, a daughter of Hyamus and Melantheia, and father is not mentioned; Delphus is said to have inherited his grandfather's kingdom in the neighborhood of Mount Parnassus, to have married Castalia, and to have had two children, a son Castalius and a daughter Phemonoe, the first person to write hexameters. His grandson through Castalius was Laphrius, and his great-grandson through Laphrius was Noutius.