Oracle of Delphi
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Dephi
- was inhabited since Mycenaean times (14th-11th century B.C
- 8th century B.C Delphi was internationally known for the occular powers of Pythia
- Oracular powers- seeing the future
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Pythia
- was the priestess of Delphi
- Pythia sat on a three legged stool and inhaled ethylene gasses
- She foretold the future (muttered)
- priest then interpreted her words for mortals' ears
- Also known as the "Oracle of Delphi
People and Pythia (cont)
- People had so much faith in the Oracle that they asked her for advice on major decisions
- many rich people paid lots of money to hear her speak
- Oracle was only opened a couple months in the year, very competive
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Influence of "The Oracle"
- Delphi was so important that it was called the center "Omphalos" of the world
- made "Delphi games" every four years like the Olympics
- to commemorate the God Apollo who gave Pythia powers
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End of Delphi
- Fell into Roman hands at 191 B.C
- stripped of its treasures by General Sylla in 86 B.C
- The Thracian Maedi razed it again three years later
- legend has it that the Thracian Maedi extinguished the sacred fire in Delphi that was there fore centuries
Photo by 5telios
