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The Pythia (Greek: ) was the priestess presiding over the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. The Pythia was widely credited with giving prophecies inspired by Apol...
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Apollo took control of sacred site of Delphi by killing Python, the dragon snake that had possessed it. ... The most important of the mountain places of worship was the Delphic shrine where the most famous oracle of ancient times presided and prophesied.
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H. W. Parke denies such ideas unequivocally in his A History of The Delphic Oracle (pp. 21-2), saying: "Geologically it is quite impossible at Delphi where the limestone and schist could not have emitted a gas with any intoxicating properties." Nor did any ancient writer mention such fumes.
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The oracle of Delphi in Greece was the telephone psychic of ancient times: ... The study, reported in the August issue of Geology, reveals that two faults intersect directly below the Delphic temple. The study also found evidence of hallucinogenic gases rising from a nearby spring and preserved within the temple rock.
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The Oracle of Apollo Online. Ask a question of the ancient god. ... An Oracle is a person, place or thing generally regarded as a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion. It is often considered to be an infallible authority on topics ... This website is a cyberspace tribute to the Delphic Oracle, and you are welcome here.
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Inside the temple sat the Delphic Oracle, a specially trained woman who responded to questions with prophecy—wisdom directly inspired by the god himself. The oracles spoke there for a thousand years, a center of sacred power and political influence, until the center was finally closed in the year 392.
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Questioning the Delphic Oracle ( Preview ) ... The Delphic Oracle: A Multidisciplinary Defense of the Gaseous Vent Theory. Henry A. Spiller, John R. Hale, Jelle Z. de Boer in Journal of Clinical Toxicology, Vol. 40, No. 2, pages 189-196; 2002.
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In ancient Greece, the Delphic Oracle was consulted in real life and mythology to make prophecies and for imortant decisions. ... Delphic Oracle - About Delphi and the Delphic Oracle; Delphi is best known as the home of the Delphic Oracle or the Pythia, a priestess of Apollo. The traditional picture is of the Pythia,
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News of the Delphic Oracle quickly spread throughout Greece, and indeed the entire ancient world. ... We have no way of knowing how seriously Socrates took the Delphic oracle, but it seems clear enough from Plato's account of his trial that Socrates did think the gods spoke to humans (he claims at the end of the Apology to...
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