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	Delphi
		The Sibyll sat on the Sibylline Rock, breathing in vapors from the ground and gaining her often puzzling predictions from that.
		Pausanias claimed that the Sibyl was "born between man and goddess, daughter of sea monsters and an immortal nymph".
		The oracle is also said to have proclaimed Socrates the wisest man in Greece, to which Socrates said that if so, this was because he alone was aware of his own ignorance.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/de/Delphi.html (542 words)

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		The oracle also allegedly proclaimed delphic oracle application oracle Socrates oracle 9i the wisest man in Greece, to which Socrates said oracle clustering that if so, this was because oracle database monitoring oracle financials oracle on linux he alone was aware of his own ignorance.
		Alexander the Great once visited it, and though no record of oracle interview questions his query remains, the oracle is thought oracle bones to have hailed dedicated oracle oracle database monitoring tools hosting him as Ammon's son, influencing oracle e-business suite his oracle cluster conceptions of his own divinity.
		The word "oracle" is used enterprise oracle hosting by Tibetans to refer to the spirit that enters those men and women who act as mediums between the natural oracle 10g sun and the spiritual realms.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Professions_N_-_P-/Oracle.html (717 words)

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		In classical Greece, the pre-eminent oracle - the Sibyl (or Pythia) - operated at the temple of Apollo at Delphi.
		The oracle also allegedly proclaimed Socrates the wisest man in Greece, to which Socrates said that if technology officer oracle consulting tusc brown so, this was because he alone was aware of his own ignorance.
		The word "oracle" is used by Tibetans to refer to the spirit that enters those men and women who act as mediums between the natural and the spiritual realms.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Services-On---Pc/oracle-consulting.html (676 words)

	The Myth of Pythia
		Sibyls and their Cities in the Roman WorldSibyls are not identified by personal name, but by names that refer to the location of their temples, including one associated to an unnamed temple in Libya.
		Late Gothic Sibyls, each with her emblem and a single line of prophecy, lettered on a fluttering banderole, were fixtures of Late Gothic illuminations, in 14th and 15th-century France and Germany[1] (http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/english/courses/214/sibyls/sibyls.htm).
		Long after the oracles had been silenced by the Christians in the 4th century, the number of Sibyls was increased in the Middle Ages to as many as twelve, a magical number.
	www.sciencefictionbuzz.com /pythia.html (816 words)

	X-Men Character Bios: Oracle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Oracle is currently Gladiator's love interest, although it appears that she was in love with Tempest (Flashfire?) at some point.
		Oracle, like all the members of the Guard, has in the past appeared to have the ability to fly, but whether that is natural or artificial is uncertain, although the latter seems more likely.
		Oracle was part of the Imperial Guard force that stayed on Earth after Onslaught, and recently returned to attack all mutants under orders from Cassandra Nova, who was masquerading as Xavier and controlling Lilandra.
	www.mutanthigh.com /oracle.html (192 words)

	Sibyl - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sibyl, in Greek and Roman mythology, any woman inspired with prophetic power by the god Apollo.
		The sibyls lived in caves or near streams and...
		I saw the Sibyl at Cumae/(One said) ‘with mine own eye.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Sibyl.html (136 words)

	Sibyl Cumaean, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Here could be seen, surrounded by a grove dedicated to Artemis, the shrine of Apollo, and a deeply-recessed cave on the flank of a hill, where the Sibyl, inspired by the god of prophecy, heard the hundreds of voices that she turned into oracular answers.
		There the Sibyl asked for Anchises 1, whom they soon found in a green valley, Aeneas tried several times to put his arms round his father's neck; but souls beneath the earth, whether they are in the dark depths of Hades or in the midst of Elysium's light slip any embrace and withdraw.
		The first woman to chant oracles at Delphi was a daughter of Zeus and Lamia 1, daughter of Poseidon [Pau.10.12.1].
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Sibyl6Cumaean.html (2636 words)

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		Michelangelo's rendering of the Delphic Sibyl 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.
		For other uses of "oracle", see Oracle (disambiguation) An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; an infallible authority, usually spiritual in nature.
		Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Delphi (1209 words)

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		An oracle training materials Oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; oracle training an infallible authority, usually spiritual in nature.
		This oracle exerted considerable influence throughout Hellenic culture; the Greeks oracle application training consulted her oracle navigation training prior to all major undertakings: wars, the founding of colonies, and so forth.
		The word "oracle" is used oracle clinical training by Tibetans to refer to the spirit that enters those men and women who act as mediums between the oracle 11 e-business training natural and the spiritual realms.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Services-On---Pc/oracle-training.html (822 words)

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		Sibyls were seeresses who prophesised at certain holy sites under the divine influence of a deity.
		Another ancient Sibyl sanctuary was located within the area of the Campi Flegrei ("burning fields") or Phlegrean Fields, an active volcanic complex including parts of the seabed near the coastal town of Pozzuoli.
		The Cumaean Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cumae (a Greek colony near Naples), who pronounced her predictions in a cavern cut out of the volcanic stone.
	www.ciesm.org /news/mscience/sibyls.htm (551 words)

	Baby Name Sibyl - Origin and Meaning of Sibyl
		It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "prophetess, oracle." In ancient myth, sibyls interpreted the messages from oracles devoted to various Gods.
		Sibyl is a common female first name, ranking 1840 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
		Sibyl is a rare surname as it was not ranked for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
	www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/0/Sibyl (171 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 Pausanias, the Sibyl was the daughter of a mortal and a nymph "born between man and goddess, daughter of sea monsters and immortal nymph".
		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.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/delphi.html (1059 words)

	Cumaean Sibyl
		There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but because of the importance of the Cumaean Sibyl in the legends of early Rome, she became one of the most noted and famous, and was often simply referred to as The Sibyl.
		The Sibyl was said to inhabit a cave with one hundred mouths, each of which had a voice [1] (http://www.thaliatook.com/sibyl.html) accessible by a still existing dromos.
		She is called the Cumæan sibyl because she is supposed to have lived in Cumæ, which was the oldest and one of the most important of the Greek colonies in Italy.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/CumeanSibyl.html (1417 words)

	Sibyl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Persian Sibyl was said to be prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle; though her location remained vague enough so that she might be called the "Babylonian Sibyl", the Persian Sibyl is said to have foretold the exploits of Alexander the Great.
		The Delphic Sibyl was not involved in the operation of the Delphic Oracle and should be considered distinct from the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo.
		The Hellespontian Sibyl was born in the village of Marpessus near the small town of Gergitha, during the lifetimes of Solon and Cyrus the Great.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sibyl (2701 words)

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		Oracles such as that of Claros enjoyed an enormous vogue as late as the second century A.D.â”never, indeed, had their popularity been greater : and it waned only with the decay of the cults which nurtured it.
		Since the Sibyl was a prophetess, any prophecy could safely be ascribed to her without fear of disproof; since she was so eminent and so ancient, any prophecy which could gain currency under her name was sure of eager and widespread acceptance.
		of the oracles survived at all, and what was the cause of the revival of interest in them which led to their being recognized and recopied in the fourteenth century, which is the date of the earliest extant manuscripts.
	fax.libs.uga.edu /PA4253xO83xE5/1f/sibylline_oracles.txt (9920 words)

	rasovsky - The Sibyl
		In this powerful, poetic and moving parable, the Wandering Jew of medieval Christian legend journeys to Delphi to consult the famed oracle of the pagans.
		He is turned away, but not before learning that one of the most adept of the old priestesses, or sibyls, lives in disgrace in the mountains above the Temple.
		The oracle was housed in the great temple to Apollo, first built in the 6th cent.
	www.irasov.com /sibyl.htm (817 words)

	The Oracle War
		Despite the beliefs and devotion of the Mystery Cultists the Oracle Machines themselves never claimed to have prognostic powers of any sort, and most godwatchers and toposophologists are of the opinion that they simply used their superior toposophic levels to maintain an illusion of accuracy in prediction.
		The Oracle machines were well known for their skill in predicting the short term future, particularly in markets and social trends; this brought some benefits to the Enthralled population of this small paraterraformed world with half a billion inhabitants, but also brought benefits to the population in general.
		Although the Oracle Wars involved no more than five percent of the volume of the Terragen Sphere the numbers of casualties were high; this is because the Mutual Progress territories were (and still are) the most densely populated regions of the Orion Arm.
	www.orionsarm.com /historical/Oracle_War.html (6796 words)

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		The Cumaean Sibyl wrote her prophecies on leaves, which she then placed at the mouth of her cave.
		The Sibyl of Cumae gained her powers by attracting the attention of the sun god, Apollo, who offered her anything if she would spend a single night with him.
		Her container was hung from a tree; Sibyl needed, of course, no food or drink, for she could neither starve nor die of thirst.
	www.hranajanto.com /goddessgallery/sibyl.html (451 words)

	sibyls
		The most famous sibyls were the Erythraean and the Cumaean, the former located on the Ionic coast opposite the Greek island of Chios and the latter, located near Naples and associated with Rome.
		There is the tradition of the Cumaean sibyl who is alleged to have lived for nearly a thousand years (this was Apollo’s doing), so long that all that was left of her was her voice, kept in an empty jar.
		Sibylline oracles located in the temple of Capitoline Jupiter in Rome, the legacy of King Tarquinius Superbus’ purchase from the Cumaean sibyl, served Rome until the end of the empire.
	www.carleton.ca /gallery/sibyls/sibyls.html (840 words)

	_alter_idem_: Delphi - Oracle
		The first oracle at Delphi was commonly known as Sibyl or Pythia, though her name was Herophile.
		The Sibyl sat on the Sibylline Rock, breathing in vapors from the ground1 and gaining her often puzzling predictions from that.
		This oracle exerted considerable influence across the country, and was consulted before all major undertakings: wars, the founding of colonies, and so forth.
	users.livejournal.com /_alter_idem_/251547.html (308 words)

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		Sibyl is not perfect - the component classes that come with Sibyl can be buggy, especially the ones that work with databases.
		However Sibyl supplies the source code for its classes in fix pack 4 so you are not completely stuck with a bug you can't get around.
		Sibyl has been reviewed before in OS/2 eZine and we are not going to repeat that review.
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	Delphi - Oracle of Delphi - Crystalinks
		Apollo spoke through his oracle, who had to be an older woman of blameless life chosen from among the peasants of the area.
		She spoke in riddles, which were interpreted by the priests of the temple, and people consulted her on everything from important matters of public policy to personal affairs.
		The oracle of Delphi in Greece was the telephone psychic of ancient times: People came from all over Europe to call on the Pythia at Mount Parnassus to have their questions about the future answered.
	www.crystalinks.com /delphi.html (2918 words)

	Pagan Goddess of the Sibyl and Cybele Oracle<
		However, the function of the Sibyl was always the same as Siburi, [and much like that of the Shaman] to give comfort to the Spirit of the dead as they made their journey to the underworld; and to instruct the living on how to prepare for the journey into darkness.
		Although the Sibyls could give their oracle in frenzied speech, the practice at Cumae was to write her prophetic words (characters and names) on leaves which she place on the floor of her cave.
		However, because of the symbolism of the eleven Sibyls (supra), carrying a lantern with serpent under her feet, the crown of thorns, the stone manger, the cross, and the banner, which prophesied resurrection, Christians believed the Sibyls foretold the coming of Jesus.
	www.goddess.org /vortices/notes/cybele.html (4337 words)

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		The Erythraean Sibyl, whose name was Herophile, corresponds to the Boeotian Bakis as the person usually meant when a Sibyl is mentioned; but in an Italian or Roman context it is the Cumaean Sibyl that is commonly meant.
		Despite this account of the merest sere and withered wisps of the Cumaean Sibyl's physical, enurned remains, Michelangelo Buonarroti nevertheless portrayed her in the architectural framework of the Sistine Ceiling with huge, hulking shoulders that would, today, be worthy of a first-round draft pick for the National Football League.
		Michelangelo decided to include the Cumaean Sibyl, together with four of her sisters and five Old Testament Prophets, in his grand scheme for the Sistine Ceiling (on which he worked from 1508 to 1512) in place of the Twelve Apostles--which would have been appropriate had he painted histories of the Life of Christ.
	www.csus.edu /indiv/v/vonmeierk/8-04SI.html (3950 words)

	Exploring "The Waste Land" - Supplementary Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As AEneas and the Sibyl pursued their way back to earth, he said to her, "Whether thou be a goddess or a mortal beloved of the gods, by me thou shalt always be held in reverence.
		There were various Sibyls; but the Cumaean Sibyl, of whom Ovid and Virgil write, is the most celebrated of them.
		Ovid's story of her life protracted to one thousand years may be intended to represent the various Sibyls as being only reappearances of one and the same individual.
	world.std.com /~raparker/exploring/thewasteland/table/sqo_sibyl.html (563 words)

	Ancient Oracles: The Cumaean Sibyl (Morgana's Observatory)
		When the sibyl shrewdly offered the remaining three books for the same exorbitant sum as the original nine, he paid the price, and the books were preserved until the disastrous fire which incinerated the Capitol in 83 BCE.
		One of the Cumaean Sibyl's peculiarities, moreover, was that when consulted she would write her predictions on oak leaves and lay them at the edge of her cave, from which they were blown hither and yon by the wind and often confusedly mixed up, making them all but unintelligible to their readers.
		Despite these records, and despite this long tradition of sanctity, the Cumaean Sibyls were considered fantasy until archaeologists proved their actual existence by discovering sticks and stones, tunnels and slabs of quarried rock, and the cave in which each Sibyl had lived at Cumae.
	www.dreamscape.com /morgana/desdemo2.htm (1789 words)

	The Sibyl, Divine Prophetess of the Ancient World--sibyl sybil oracle at Delphi Cumaean sibyl Cumae Greek gods and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sibyl is an ancient term used for a prophetess, of which there are many in mythology.
		As Delphi is prone to earthquakes, the oracle (which had been there since time immemorial) was held to have originally belonged to
		Other oracles and sibyls to explore: the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona, where the god spoke through the rustling of leaves, or brass vessels which were hung in the sacred oak grove; the Oracle of Trophonius in Lebadia; the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon in Libya; the Cimmerian Sybil; and the Phrygian Sibyl, and the Tiburtine Sibyl,
	www.thaliatook.com /sibyl.html (494 words)

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