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	Delphi
		Such was the importance of the Oracle at Delphi that the ancients believed it to be the center ("Omphalos") of the world.
		The oracle advised the great Persian Kings of the time, and when the Persians were poised to sack Athens, Themistokles turned the advice of the Oracle to a winning strategy that led to the Greeks' victory in the naval battle of Salamina.
		B.C. and at least until the 4th c., the sanctuary of Delphi was part of the Amphictyonia.
	www.ancient-greece.org /history/delphi.html (809 words)

	DELPHI - LoveToKnow Article on DELPHI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Site.The site of Delphi was occupied by the modern village of Castri until it was bought by the French government in 1891, and the peasant proprietors expropriated and transferred to the new village of Castri, a little farther to the west.
		History.Our information as to the oracle at Delphi and the manner in which it was consulted is somewhat confused; there probably was considerable variation at different periods.
		The oracle at Delphi was asserted by tradition to have existed before the introduction of the Apolline worship and to have belonged to the goddess Earth (Ge or Gaia).
	95.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DELPHI.htm (3297 words)

	Delphic Sibyl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Delphic Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi, a Greek colony, located in a plateau on the side of Mount Parnassus.
		The Oracle told him as penance he was required to carry out twelve tasks set by his arch-enemy, Eurystheus, who had become King in his stead.
		According to legend, the Sibyl came from the Troad to Delphi before the Trojan War, "in wrath with her brother Apollo", lingered for a time at Samos, visited Claros and Delos, and died in the Troad, after surviving nine generations of men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delphic_Oracle (492 words)

	Delphi, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Delphi is a city of Phocis in mainland Greece that lies in the vale of the river Pleistus, and is shut on one side by Mount Parnassus.
		The celebrated city of Delphi, which on account of its oracle, received countless visits during many years, was originally called Pytho, and was still called so at the time of the Trojan War, when it was held by Epistrophus 1 and Schedius 1, sons of Iphitus 2, son of Naubolus 1, or of Hippasus 3.
		It was the oracle at Delphi which gave Orestes 2 leave to kill his mother and her lover, and later, when he was pursued by the ERINYES, the oracle advised him to sail to Tauris in order to get rid of his mental disorder.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Delphi.html (3732 words)

	The History of The Oracle of Delphi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Delphi owed its international prominence to the famous oracle of the god Apollo, who foretold the future through his priestess, known as the Pythia.
		Although most of the mythology associated with Delphi is connected with Apollo, he was not its first inhabitant; this distinction belonged to either Gaia/Ge (the Earth goddess) or Themis (another primordial goddess).
		Delphis is also the Greek word for "womb" (that distinguishes the dolphin as a mammal from other sea-creatures), and this is probably also connected with the ancient conception of Delphi as being the center of the world.
	www.oracleofdelphi.com /oraclestory.htm (1193 words)

	Delphi - The oracle at delphi
		Delphi, a town on the slopes of Mount Parnassus in Greece, was the site of the main temple of Apollo* and of the Delphic oracle, the most famous oracle of ancient times.
		Thereafter, the temple at Delphi belonged to Apollo's oracle.
		However, the oracle's answers were often vague or ambiguous, leaving interpretation to the listener.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Cr-Dr/Delphi.html (810 words)

	Delphi
		The oracle at that period in time was translated from the lapping of the waters, and the rustling of the trees, (the oracle of Dodona, in Epirus, northwestern Greece, translated the rustling from a sacred beech tree).
		According to one legend, Gaia gave the oracle to her daughter, the goddess of justice Themis, who in turn passed it on to her sister the moon goddess Phoebe.
		Delphi was also known as the center of the world, the Omphalos, a carved symbol of prophetic arts and also represented the "navel of the world".
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/delphi.html (1059 words)

	Greece Travel: Delphi
		Delphi in ancient times was considered the center of the known world, the place where heaven and earth met.
		Delphi is known as the center of worship for the God Apollo, son of Zeus who embodied moral discipline and spiritual clarity.
		The oracle of Delphi was a spiritual experience whereby the spirit of Apollo was asked for advice on critical matters relating to people's lives or affairs of the state.
	greecetravel.com /delphi (1290 words)

	Delphi - Oracle of Delphi - Crystalinks
		Delphi was revered throughout the Greek world as the site of the omphalos stone, the centre of the earth and the universe.
		Delphi is perhaps best-known for the oracle at the sanctuary that became dedicated to Apollo during the classical period.
		The priestess of the oracle at Delphi was known as the Pythia.
	www.crystalinks.com /delphi.html (4271 words)

	Greece Travel: Delphi
		Delphi is known as the center of worship for the God Apollo, son of Zeus who embodied moral discipline and spiritual clarity.
		The oracle of Delphi was a spiritual experience whereby the spirit of Apollo was asked for advice on critical matters relating to people's lives or affairs of the state.
		In my opinion the oracle at Delphi poses an interesting question which every person should ask himself during the visit, unless he is just going there to see old buildings, or because it was on a list of somebody's list of things to do in Greece.
	www.greecetravel.com /delphi (1290 words)

	Delphi and the Oracle of Apollo
		Delphi was considered the centre of the world and the myth recounts that Zeus, curious about the exact location of the earth's centre, released two eagles from Mount Olympus which flew in opposite directions and met at Delphi.
		On the day when she was scheduled to pronounce oracles, usually the seventh of the month, she would bath in the Castalia Spring and undergo a purification involving barley-smoke and laurel leaves.
		Delphi was also the site of the Pythian games, established as a quadrennial event by 582 BC and the most important games in Greece after the Olympics (Figure 3).
	www.odysseyadventures.ca /articles/delphi/articledelphi.htm (3249 words)

	Delphi - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		Delphi lies on a steep mountain slope with an arresting view of a valley and, in the distance, the Gulf of Corinth.
		The Oracle of Delphi was shut down in the 4th century AD by governmental decree because of its pagan rituals.
		Delphi was discovered in the late 19th century hidden under a working village, which was relocated so that excavations could begin.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /delphi/delphi.htm (432 words)

	Delphi Greece History Delphi Oracle Apollo Pythia Ancient Greek Arahova Mount Parnassos Delphi
		Originally, Delphi was under the tight control of Krisa, but in 585 BC it was liberated by Kleisthenes, a tyrant from Sikyon.
		Delphi was the most important shrine in Greece during the Archaic period, (750-550 BC), and every Greek city which planned to start a colony overseas would first consult the advice of the Oracle before doing so.
		The Oracle of Delphi was a spiritual experience, in which advice and questions were asked to the spirit of Apollo.
	www.aroundparnassos.com /history (1509 words)

	Ancient Oracles: Oracle at Delphi (Morgana's Observatory)
		Delphi lies on the slopes of Mount Parnassus in Greece.
		Perhaps that was where the Oracle ritually bathed, not in the area open to the public, as some would have it.
		On the morning of a day when the Oracle was scheduled to prophesy, a goat would be sacrificed at an altar just outside of the great Temple of Apollo, and its entrails would be examined.
	www.dreamscape.com /morgana/desdemon.htm (1286 words)

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	Delphic Oracle
		Apollo spoke through his oracle, who had to be an older woman of blameless life chosen from among the peasants of the area.
		Upon arriving at Delphi, the supplicants registered and paid a fee; when their appointments neared, they purified themselves at the Castalian Spring, where the bathing trough is still visible.
		Above and away from the shrine of Delphi is a grove that is difficult to reach, at the end of an ancient cobblestone trail called the Kalki Skala, or "evil stairway." Nearby are two pinnacles from which those convicted of sacrilege against the gods were thrown to their deaths.
	psychicinvestigator.com /demo/DELPHI.htm (900 words)

	The Tholos Temple
		The Tholos temple, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi, Greece
		Delphi was abandoned to the elements and gradually fell into ruins.
		The 'spearing' of the serpent may be interpreted as the marking of the energy beam point (a small area of concentrated energy at a power place) with a spear of stone and also the symbol of the masculine usurpation of a feminine deity shrine.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/greece/tholos_temple_delphi.html (2141 words)

	Delphi
		Delphi is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece, and accordingly, it seems to appear in the itinerary of every traveler who is attracted to the oracle that influenced affairs in the known world for over a thousand years.
		Delphi was considered by the ancients to be the center (Omphalos = navel) of the world, and the oracle of Delphi was a religious center, most famous for its accurate predictions of the future.
		Delphi can be easily be part of a day trip from either Athens or Patra, but should you need a place to stay overnight, the nearby town of Arachova offers a variety of clean and inexpensive accommodations during the summer.
	www.greeklandscapes.com /greece/delphi.html (1454 words)

	The Oracle at Delphi
		The Oracle at Delphi was the most popular and respected Oracles of the ancient world.
		At Delphi, located on the side of Mt. Parnassus where the stone Cronus mistook for Zeus landed, a priestess over the age of 50, called a Pythia, was placed upon a tripod.
		Oracles, especially the Oracle at Delphi, had a tremendously powerful impact upon the ancient Greek world.
	dante.udallas.edu /hutchison/Mythology/Other/oracle_at_delphi.htm (263 words)

	Sacred Journal 2.1 - The Oracle at Delphi
		Delphi became known throughout the known world for the Oracle of the God (or angel) Apollo.
		This Oracle was a spiritual experience whereby the spirit of Phoebus Apollo was asked for advice on critical matters relating to people's lives and affairs of state.
		At first the Oracle was under the strict domination of Krisa; it was liberated in 590 BC, and it is from this date that the true history and fame of Delphi essentially began.
	www.charleneryan.com /journal2.1.html (862 words)

	Delphi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The development of the sanctuary and oracle though, began in the 8th century B.C. with the establishment of the cult of Apollo.
		The sacred spring of Delphi lies in the ravine of the Phaedriades.
		It was constructed in two levels: on the upper was a stoa and a free open space used for running practice, and on the lower was the palaestra, the pool and the baths (thermae).
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21110a/e211ja01.html (865 words)

	Delphi, Greece
		Delphi is included in many guided tours, ranging from day trips from Athens to extended tours of Greece.
		Excavations reveal that Delphi was first inhabited in late Mycenaean times (as early as the 15th century BC), and that priests from Knossos on Crete brought the cult of Apollo to Delphi in the 8th century BC.
		They say that the seat of the oracle is a cavern hollowed deep down in the earth, with a rather narrow mouth, from which rises a vapor that produces divine possession.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /greece/delphi.htm (2744 words)

	The Greeks - The Oracle at Delphi
		Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence.
		Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be the omphalos - the center (literally navel) of the world.
		Delphi became a fantastic showcase of art treasures and all Greek states would send rich gifts to keep the Oracle on their side.
	www.pbs.org /empires/thegreeks/background/7_p1.html (244 words)

	Erowid Ethylene Vault : History : Oracle at Delphi May Have Been Inhaling Ethylene Gas Fumes
		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 woman, her divine utterances made in response to a petitioner's request.
		The oracle was originally sacred to the Earth goddess Gea; later, a temple was dedicated to the Greek god Apollo.
	www.erowid.org /chemicals/inhalants/inhalants_history1.shtml (3345 words)

	eHistory.com: Oracle of Delphi
		But after one of the virgins escaped with a young Thessalian it was decreed no prophetess (also called the Pythoness or the Pythia) would be appointed under 50 years of age.
		Delphi became a center for banking and commerce.
		When the profits of the Oracle began to decline it was declared that Neptune was speaking through her.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/articles/ArticleView.cfm?AID=8 (500 words)

	- Delphi was founded in 1400B.C. in the vale of the river Pleistus \| greek mythology
		Delphi lies in the vale of the river Pleistus..
		Delphi became a famous city famous city because of Apollo and the Delphic oracle.
		Delphi is perhaps one of the oldest and best known shrines in Greece.
	www.greek-mythology.net /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15 (379 words)

	The Oracle of Delphi Apollo Speaks Again
		The first traces of inhabitation in Delphi go back to around the 14th to 11th century B.C. when the deity worshiped in Delphi was mother earth Gaia or ‘Ge’.
		However, from the 11th to 9th century B.C. the worship of Apollo became established at Delphi and in the following centuries ancient Delphi took shape with the construction of a temple to Apollo and Athena, and a theater and a sports stadium since these were important parts of the Greek Civilisation and Religion.
		Delphi became known throughout the known world as the home of Greek God APOLLO and his famous Oracle, a spiritual experience whereby the spirit of Phoebus Apollo was asked for advice on critical matters relating to people’s lives and affairs of state.
	www.greecetravel.com /delphi/oracle.html (187 words)

	The last advice from the Oracle of Delphi
		Well one day he went to Delphi and boldly asked the oracle to tell him whether anyone was wiser than myself and the Pythian prophetess answered, that there was no man wiser.
		So he sent his messengers in different directions, some to Delphi, some to Abae in Phocis, and some to Dodona; others to the oracle of Amphiaraus; others to that of Trophonius; others, again, to Branchidae in Milesia.
		He was born the 7th Bysios and it was only this one day of the year where the Oracle of Delphi answered questions (at least in the early days according to Alexandrides and Callisthenes)..
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Oracle.htm (3400 words)

	The Oracle of Delphi
		Apollo won this oracle for himself, and therefore became a god of prophesy, but first, he had to cleanse himself of his crime of murder.
		Apollo's oracle at Delphi, was the only oracle that was not exclusively national, for it was consulted by many outside nations, and, in fact, was held in the highest repute all over the world.
		A woman known as the Pythoness was the organ of inspiration, and it was generally believed that she delivered her oracles under the direct influence of the god.
	www.theriverstyx.net /the_oracle_of_delphi.shtml (387 words)

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