Pondering the questions before her — Do we invade Troy? How do we make our cities great models of justice and freedom? What happens to our souls when we die? — the priestess would sit for a few ...

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 ...

The Oracle at Delphi is referenced throughout Greek myths and history. Supposedly she was rendered psychic by Apollo. Practically, she was off her skull on gas that seeped out of the fissures of the ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., July 25 -- Recently discovered traces of mind-altering vapors underneath the ancient oracle at Delphi in Greece have shed new light on a temple whose prophecies helped determine the ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). According to Greek mythology, long ago, Zeus, king of the gods, sent two eagles around the world: one east, one west. The place where ...

CHATTING WITH SCOTT BLACK, president of Delphi Management, you might imagine yourself breaking open a bottle of Chateau Latour '86 and easing into a discussion of Miro or Pissarro.

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