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	There are three main versions of how Apollo came to Delphi. The first is in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. ''But if you dare, goddess, swear to me a great oath That here he will build his first most beautiful temple, To be a seat of oracular wisdom for men, And other temples thereafter and wooded groves For all mankind, since surely renowned will he be.'' -Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Sargent 17). This poem tells of how Apollo searched over the land for a place to build his temple, and finally came upon Crisa “under the snow-mantled peak of Parnassos” (Sargent 22) where he slew the evil Python and constructed his shrine with the help of Trophonios and Agamedes. The story of Apollo’s deadly fight with the Python may have been spawned from conflicting cults at Delphi (Dempsey 21).		There are three main versions of how Apollo came to Delphi. The first is in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. ''But if you dare, goddess, swear to me a great oath That here he will build his first most beautiful temple, To be a seat of oracular wisdom for men, And other temples thereafter and wooded groves For all mankind, since surely renowned will he be.'' -Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Sargent 17). This poem tells of how Apollo searched over the land for a place to build his temple, and finally came upon Crisa “under the snow-mantled peak of Parnassos” (Sargent 22) where he slew the evil Python and constructed his shrine with the help of Trophonios and Agamedes. The story of Apollo’s deadly fight with the Python may have been spawned from conflicting cults at Delphi (Dempsey 21).

	The second version is in [[author::Aeschylus]]’ Eumenides. Standing before the Temple of Apollo in the opening scene, the Prophetess explains the divine lineage of Delphi: Before all Gods my punctual prayer prefers [[character::Gaia]], first Prophetess; [[~~charactert~~::Themis]] next to her, Who did succeed her Mother in this seat Oracular, as some have told us; third In order, by her free, unforced consent, Sat here another Titaness, [[character::Khthon]]’s child, [[character::Phoebe]]; and she gave it as a birthday-gift, To [[character::Phoebus]], who took on his Phoebe’s name. From his still mere, his craggy Delian Isle, On Pallas’ shore, the port of ships, debarked, Hither he came, to this Parnassian grot; (Aeschylus 81) She says there are three beings in power before Apollo: Gaia, Themis, and Phoebe		The second version is in [[author::Aeschylus]]’ Eumenides. Standing before the Temple of Apollo in the opening scene, the Prophetess explains the divine lineage of Delphi: Before all Gods my punctual prayer prefers [[character::Gaia]], first Prophetess; [[character::Themis]] next to her, Who did succeed her Mother in this seat Oracular, as some have told us; third In order, by her free, unforced consent, Sat here another Titaness, [[character::Khthon]]’s child, [[character::Phoebe]]; and she gave it as a birthday-gift, To [[character::Phoebus]], who took on his Phoebe’s name. From his still mere, his craggy Delian Isle, On Pallas’ shore, the port of ships, debarked, Hither he came, to this Parnassian grot; (Aeschylus 81) She says there are three beings in power before Apollo: Gaia, Themis, and Phoebe

	The third and final version is in [[author::Euripides]]’ [[~~charccter~~::Iphigenia]] Among the Tauri. The Chorus speaks to the audience: “…she brought him from that sea-beat ridge to the peak of [[place::Parnassus]], parent of gushing streams, where [[character::Dionysus]] holds his revels. There ‘neath the shade of leafy bays a speckled snake with blood-red eyes, armoured in gleaming scales, an earth-born monster, huge, terrific, kept guard o’er the oracle beneath the ground; but thou, whilst yet a babe still struggling in thy mother’s arms, didst slay him, Phoebus, and enter on most holy prophecy, and thou sittest on the golden tripod, thy throne of truth, dispensing Heaven’s oracles to men from beneath the sanctuary, in thy home at earth’s centre, hard by the founts of Castaly.” (Euripides 422)		The third and final version is in [[author::Euripides]]’ [[character::Iphigenia]] Among the Tauri. The Chorus speaks to the audience: “…she brought him from that sea-beat ridge to the peak of [[place::Parnassus]], parent of gushing streams, where [[character::Dionysus]] holds his revels. There ‘neath the shade of leafy bays a speckled snake with blood-red eyes, armoured in gleaming scales, an earth-born monster, huge, terrific, kept guard o’er the oracle beneath the ground; but thou, whilst yet a babe still struggling in thy mother’s arms, didst slay him, Phoebus, and enter on most holy prophecy, and thou sittest on the golden tripod, thy throne of truth, dispensing Heaven’s oracles to men from beneath the sanctuary, in thy home at earth’s centre, hard by the founts of Castaly.” (Euripides 422)

	At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] (named after the Python that Apollo slew) or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.		At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] (named after the Python that Apollo slew) or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.

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	The second version is in [[author::Aeschylus]]’ Eumenides. Standing before the Temple of Apollo in the opening scene, the Prophetess explains the divine lineage of Delphi: Before all Gods my punctual prayer prefers [[character::Gaia]], first Prophetess; [[charactert::Themis]] next to her, Who did succeed her Mother in this seat Oracular, as some have told us; third In order, by her free, unforced consent, Sat here another Titaness, [[character::Khthon]]’s child, [[character::Phoebe]]; and she gave it as a birthday-gift, To [[character::Phoebus]], who took on his Phoebe’s name. From his still mere, his craggy Delian Isle, On Pallas’ shore, the port of ships, debarked, Hither he came, to this Parnassian grot; (Aeschylus 81) She says there are three beings in power before Apollo: Gaia, Themis, and Phoebe		The second version is in [[author::Aeschylus]]’ Eumenides. Standing before the Temple of Apollo in the opening scene, the Prophetess explains the divine lineage of Delphi: Before all Gods my punctual prayer prefers [[character::Gaia]], first Prophetess; [[charactert::Themis]] next to her, Who did succeed her Mother in this seat Oracular, as some have told us; third In order, by her free, unforced consent, Sat here another Titaness, [[character::Khthon]]’s child, [[character::Phoebe]]; and she gave it as a birthday-gift, To [[character::Phoebus]], who took on his Phoebe’s name. From his still mere, his craggy Delian Isle, On Pallas’ shore, the port of ships, debarked, Hither he came, to this Parnassian grot; (Aeschylus 81) She says there are three beings in power before Apollo: Gaia, Themis, and Phoebe

	The third and final version is in [[author::Euripides]]’ [[~~charcter~~::Iphigenia]] Among the Tauri. The Chorus speaks to the audience: “…she brought him from that sea-beat ridge to the peak of [[place::Parnassus]], parent of gushing streams, where [[character::Dionysus]] holds his revels. There ‘neath the shade of leafy bays a speckled snake with blood-red eyes, armoured in gleaming scales, an earth-born monster, huge, terrific, kept guard o’er the oracle beneath the ground; but thou, whilst yet a babe still struggling in thy mother’s arms, didst slay him, Phoebus, and enter on most holy prophecy, and thou sittest on the golden tripod, thy throne of truth, dispensing Heaven’s oracles to men from beneath the sanctuary, in thy home at earth’s centre, hard by the founts of Castaly.” (Euripides 422)		The third and final version is in [[author::Euripides]]’ [[charccter::Iphigenia]] Among the Tauri. The Chorus speaks to the audience: “…she brought him from that sea-beat ridge to the peak of [[place::Parnassus]], parent of gushing streams, where [[character::Dionysus]] holds his revels. There ‘neath the shade of leafy bays a speckled snake with blood-red eyes, armoured in gleaming scales, an earth-born monster, huge, terrific, kept guard o’er the oracle beneath the ground; but thou, whilst yet a babe still struggling in thy mother’s arms, didst slay him, Phoebus, and enter on most holy prophecy, and thou sittest on the golden tripod, thy throne of truth, dispensing Heaven’s oracles to men from beneath the sanctuary, in thy home at earth’s centre, hard by the founts of Castaly.” (Euripides 422)

	At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] (named after the Python that Apollo slew) or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.		At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] (named after the Python that Apollo slew) or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.

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	The twelve inner circle of Gods were located on [[place::Mount Olympus]] although [[character::Hades]] is by definition is not part of the twelve because he is King of the Underworld. On places like Kerebos there would have their own gods. Then you have [[character::Herakles]] who is claimed by all whereas [[character::Theseus]] is claimed by [[place::Athens]]		The twelve inner circle of Gods were located on [[place::Mount Olympus]] although [[character::Hades]] is by definition is not part of the twelve because he is King of the Underworld. On places like Kerebos there would have their own gods. Then you have [[character::Herakles]] who is claimed by all whereas [[character::Theseus]] is claimed by [[place::Athens]]

	The reasons why the answers are ~~ambiguosus becuase~~ truth can be construed differently the responses have different meaning. [[character::Apollo]] is most associated with ~~Delph~~ and twin with [[character::Artemis]]. They are called Oracles of Apollo. Apollo displaces mother Earth as a more modern masculine manesfestation of earth.		The reasons why the answers are ambiguous is because truth can be construed differently the responses have different meaning. [[character::Apollo]] is most associated with Delphi (and the twin with [[character::Artemis]]). They are called Oracles of Apollo. Apollo displaces mother Earth as a more modern masculine manesfestation of earth.

	There were rival Oracles. For instance Zeus had one.		There were rival Oracles. For instance Zeus had one.

	At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.		There are three main versions of how Apollo came to Delphi. The first is in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. ''But if you dare, goddess, swear to me a great oath That here he will build his first most beautiful temple, To be a seat of oracular wisdom for men, And other temples thereafter and wooded groves For all mankind, since surely renowned will he be.'' -Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Sargent 17). This poem tells of how Apollo searched over the land for a place to build his temple, and finally came upon Crisa “under the snow-mantled peak of Parnassos” (Sargent 22) where he slew the evil Python and constructed his shrine with the help of Trophonios and Agamedes. The story of Apollo’s deadly fight with the Python may have been spawned from conflicting cults at Delphi (Dempsey 21).

			The second version is in [[author::Aeschylus]]’ Eumenides. Standing before the Temple of Apollo in the opening scene, the Prophetess explains the divine lineage of Delphi: Before all Gods my punctual prayer prefers [[character::Gaia]], first Prophetess; [[charactert::Themis]] next to her, Who did succeed her Mother in this seat Oracular, as some have told us; third In order, by her free, unforced consent, Sat here another Titaness, [[character::Khthon]]’s child, [[character::Phoebe]]; and she gave it as a birthday-gift, To [[character::Phoebus]], who took on his Phoebe’s name. From his still mere, his craggy Delian Isle, On Pallas’ shore, the port of ships, debarked, Hither he came, to this Parnassian grot; (Aeschylus 81) She says there are three beings in power before Apollo: Gaia, Themis, and Phoebe

			The third and final version is in [[author::Euripides]]’ [[charcter::Iphigenia]] Among the Tauri. The Chorus speaks to the audience: “…she brought him from that sea-beat ridge to the peak of [[place::Parnassus]], parent of gushing streams, where [[character::Dionysus]] holds his revels. There ‘neath the shade of leafy bays a speckled snake with blood-red eyes, armoured in gleaming scales, an earth-born monster, huge, terrific, kept guard o’er the oracle beneath the ground; but thou, whilst yet a babe still struggling in thy mother’s arms, didst slay him, Phoebus, and enter on most holy prophecy, and thou sittest on the golden tripod, thy throne of truth, dispensing Heaven’s oracles to men from beneath the sanctuary, in thy home at earth’s centre, hard by the founts of Castaly.” (Euripides 422)

			At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] (named after the Python that Apollo slew) or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.

	People would brings gifts or fees to the Oracle so it was reserved for the rich and famous. [[author::Euripides]] set his play the Ion at Delphi. The Pythia is slected from a local family and helped by 5 helpers and 2 prophets		People would brings gifts or fees to the Oracle so it was reserved for the rich and famous. [[author::Euripides]] set his play the Ion at Delphi. The Pythia is slected from a local family and helped by 5 helpers and 2 prophets
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			==Further Reading==
			http://wiki.umd.edu/polymetis/index.php?title=The_Prophecy_of_the_Pythia

	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]
	[[Category:Places]]		[[Category:Places]]

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	[[author::Xenophon]] visits the Oracle. What gods should I sacrifice to? He gets his answer and goes to back to [[author::Socrates]]. He asks why didnt he ask whether he should go on the expedition in the first place. Xenophon has asked the question in such a way to get back the answer he was looking for. Basically he told him that he asked the wrong question.		[[author::Xenophon]] visits the Oracle. What gods should I sacrifice to? He gets his answer and goes to back to [[author::Socrates]]. He asks why didnt he ask whether he should go on the expedition in the first place. Xenophon has asked the question in such a way to get back the answer he was looking for. Basically he told him that he asked the wrong question.

	There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeschylus]]' Agamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad		There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeschylus]]' [[character::Agamemnon]] as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad

	Christianity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.		Christianity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.

Paulreed at 17:41, 9 April 2012

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	[[author::Xenophon]] visits the Oracle. What gods should I sacrifice to? He gets his answer and goes to back to [[author::Socrates]]. He asks why didnt he ask whether he should go on the expedition in the first place. Xenophon has asked the question in such a way to get back the answer he was looking for. Basically he told him that he asked the wrong question.		[[author::Xenophon]] visits the Oracle. What gods should I sacrifice to? He gets his answer and goes to back to [[author::Socrates]]. He asks why didnt he ask whether he should go on the expedition in the first place. Xenophon has asked the question in such a way to get back the answer he was looking for. Basically he told him that he asked the wrong question.

	There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::~~Aeskhylos~~]]' ~~Aggamemnon~~ as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad		There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeschylus]]' Agamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad

	Christianity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.		Christianity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.

Paulreed at 01:16, 13 March 2012

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	At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.		At the center of the temple of Delphi or sanctuary is the [[term::Pythia]] or priestness and you need a citizen of Delphi to sponsor you. Only nine days in nine months (the seventh day of the month) when you could go and visit the Oracle. It is politcally independent council who manage the Oracle. [[author::Plutach]] in the first C was a citizen and offical of Delphi and he writes about the Oracle from an historical point of view.

	People would brings gifts or fees to the Oracle so it was reserved for the rich and famous. [[author::~~Euripedes~~]] set his play the Ion at Delphi. The Pythia is slected from a local family and helped by 5 helpers and 2 prophets		People would brings gifts or fees to the Oracle so it was reserved for the rich and famous. [[author::Euripides]] set his play the Ion at Delphi. The Pythia is slected from a local family and helped by 5 helpers and 2 prophets

	You could ask an either or question or ask her will I have a baby. What do I need to do. She sits on a tripod and receives the breath of Apollo and gives a response. Some could extemporize in hexameter. But more likely she gives grunts which are interptetd by the prophets. She sits on a smoking incense through which Apollo will answer.		You could ask an either or question or ask her will I have a baby. What do I need to do. She sits on a tripod and receives the breath of Apollo and gives a response. Some could extemporize in hexameter. But more likely she gives grunts which are interptetd by the prophets. She sits on a smoking incense through which Apollo will answer.

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	Delphi [[has coordinates::38.535833, 22.624167]]		[[place::Delphi]] [[has coordinates::38.535833, 22.624167]] was the most sacred place in the ancient world. From the 8th C BCE to 4th CE. The Delphic Oracle gave famously ambiguous answers



	was the most sacred place in the ancient world. From the 8th C BCE to 4th CE. The Delphic Oracle gave famously ambiguous answers

	It is located in central Greece. It is said that [[character::Zeus]] sent to eagles to find the center of the world. You can see other points of mythological importance like [[place::Arcadia]].		It is located in central Greece. It is said that [[character::Zeus]] sent to eagles to find the center of the world. You can see other points of mythological importance like [[place::Arcadia]].

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	There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeskhylos]]' Aggamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad		There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeskhylos]]' Aggamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad

	~~Christainity~~ by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.		Christianity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.

	It lasted 1,000 years and it was not mumbo jumbo but it was a process of deliberation		It lasted 1,000 years and it was not mumbo jumbo but it was a process of deliberation
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	~~It is referenced in the following articles~~
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-Delphi was the most sacred place in the ancient world. From the 8th C BCE to 4th CE. The Delphic Oracle gave famously ambiguous answers
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	There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeskhylos]]' Aggamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad		There are three greek tragedies that deal closely with the Delphic Oracle. [[author::Aeskhylos]]' Aggamemnon as well as [[author::Homer]]'s Iliad

	Christainity by the 4th Century had taken over and Theodosius ~~the first~~ outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.		Christainity by the 4th Century had taken over and [[character::Theodosius 1]] outlawed the Oracle. Earlier [[character::Julian]] tried to reverse monotheism but the waters have dried out and Apollo was living in a hut.

	It lasted 1,000 years and it was not mumbo jumbo but it was a process of deliberation		It lasted 1,000 years and it was not mumbo jumbo but it was a process of deliberation