For at least 12 centuries, the oracle at Delphi spoke on behalf of the gods, advising rulers, citizens and philosophers on everything from their sex lives to affairs of state. The oracle was always a ...

Built around a sacred spring, it was considered the centre of the world. People came to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia, the priestess at the Temple of Apollo.

2004-08-08 04:00:00 PDT Delphi, Greece-- Delphi might be the most important religious site in Greece, but don't go there expecting to have your burning questions answered by the legendary oracle. That ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In this series , we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. In a time and place that offered few career opportunities for women, the job of the priestess of ...