Oracle of Apollo

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The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi was an ancient Greek prophetic sanctuary where a priestess, the Pythia, delivered divinely inspired oracles that guided individuals and city-states on critical religious and political decisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek religious institution
oracular sanctuary
prophetic sanctuary
associatedWithDeityAspect Apollo
surface form: Apollo Pythios
associatedWithMyth slaying of Python by Apollo
associatedWithSite Castalian Spring
Sacred Way at Delphi
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
surface form: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
consultationMethod questions posed to Pythia
responses delivered in inspired trance
consultedBy Greek city-states
foreign rulers
individuals
controlledBy Amphictyonic League
culturalRole center of Greek religious life
symbol of pan-Hellenic identity
declineCause rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
dedicatedTo Apollo
floruitCentury 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
6th century BCE
heritageStatus Delphi archaeological site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Delphi archaeological site)
influencedDecisionOn colonization
legislation
religious reforms
war
languageOfOracles Ancient Greek
locatedIn Delphi
Greece
Phocis
modernCountry Greece
oraclesCharacter often ambiguous
often poetic
periodOfUse Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
politicalRole pan-Hellenic authority
priestessTitle Pythia
primaryFunction divination
guidance on political decisions
guidance on religious decisions
prophecy
religion ancient Greek religion
ritualSpecialist Pythia
priests of Apollo
servedBy Pythia
situatedOn slope of Mount Parnassus
suppressedUnder Theodosius I
surface form: Roman emperor Theodosius I

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Delphi famousFor Oracle of Apollo
Delphi famousFor Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Pythia
Ancient Greek religion hasOracularCenter Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Sacred Way associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Sacred Way (Delphi)
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
Castalian Spring associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
slope of Mount Parnassus associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Amphictyonic League associatedSite Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
First Sacred War associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Pythian oracle
Temple of Apollo associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Theatre of Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Sibyl Rock associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Phocis contains Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Gymnasium of Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Delphi Archaeological Museum primaryTheme Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Dodona olderThan Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Battus I of Cyrene associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Pythia role Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: oracle of Apollo
Pythia associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Apollo slaying Python associatedSanctuary Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Apollo slaying Python associatedCultTitleOfApollo Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Pythian Apollo
Panhellenic cult of Apollo linkedToInstitution Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
Spartan king Pleistoanax associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Pleistoanax
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi hasPart Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi famousFor Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: oracle of Apollo
Castalia linkedToOracle Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Delphi archaeological site associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
slaying of Python by Apollo associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Sacred Way at Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Apollo Loxias worshipContext Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" containsMythologicalFigure Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Oedipus Rex
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
Sacred Wars relatedTo Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
sanctuary of Dodona olderThan Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Dodona
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Pleistos River valley historicallyAssociatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Phoebe associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
omphalos of Delphi associatedWithSite Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Omphalos of Delphi
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
omphalos of Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: Omphalos of Delphi
this entity surface form: Pythian priestess
Acanthus Column of Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Aegeus consulted Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Phalanthos associatedDeity Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
war of the Epigoni hasDivineInvolvement Oracle of Apollo
subject surface form: War of the Epigoni
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Temple of Apollo at Didyma dedication Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: oracle of Apollo
Temple of Apollo at Didyma comparableTo Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Παρανασσός associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic Oracle
Patara hasOracle Oracle of Apollo
Croesus associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
Gyges legitimizedRuleBy Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Gyges consulted Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Gyges recognizedBy Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Oracle of Delphi
Polygonal Wall at Delphi associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
this entity surface form: Delphic oracle
Temple of Apollo at Delphi knownFor Oracle of Apollo