The role of priestess at the Oracle of Delphi was vastly influential. The Priestess Pythia was consulted on everything from warfare to love.

In 1892, a massive undertaking known as "the Great Excavation" began to relocate the village of Kastri, clearing the way for the rediscovery of the ancient Sanctuary of Delphi. This extensive ...

An oracle well devoted to Apollo recently discovered in Athens (all photos by Jutta Stroszeck, courtesy Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Athens) “Come to me, O Paean, and bring with you the true ...

Greek Ambassador at Large Stavros Lambrinidis, a former Washington lawyer who graduated from Amherst College and Yale Law School, is single-mindedly pursuing the oracles of ancient Greece. He is ...

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