ORACLE OF DELPHI 1/4

Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew the Python, a deity who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. Python (derived from the verb pythein, "to rot") is claimed by some to be the original name of the site in recognition of the Python that Apollo defeated. The Homeric Hymn to Delphic Apollo recalled that the ancient name of this site had been Krisa. His sacred precinct in Delphi was a panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years, starting in 586 B.C. athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games, one of the four panhellenic (or stephanitic) games, precursors of the Modern Olympics. The victors at Delphi were presented with a laurel crown which was ceremonially cut from a tree in Tempe by a boy who re-enacted the slaying of the Python.


ΕΛΛΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΑΣ ΠΥΘΙΑ ΑΘΗΝΑ ΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΝΑΣ ΦΕΙΔΙΑΣ ΙΚΤΙΝΟΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΚΡΑΤΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ GREECE HELLAS ATHENS MACEDONIA MAKEDONIA DELPHI ORACLE PYTHIA APOLLO PROPHECY OLYMPIANS TRIPOD ATHENA



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[MagiMysteryTour]

In English, although we call the place Macedonia, Alexander's father is known officially as Philip of Macedon. That's how he is called in the history books.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@MagiMysteryTour

That's incorrect. All ancient Greeks used their regional name next to their name to make clear which part of the Greek world they came from. E.g. Alexander Macedon, Themistocles Athenean e.t.c. The word Macedon is the Greek word ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ which means Macedonian and refers to the resident of the region and not the region itself. I guess non Greeks are not so familiar with the Greek language!

[stavroula2112]

Συγχαρητήρια που αναδεικνύεις τόσο σημαντικά ντοκιμαντέρ για την χώρα μας και τον πολιτισμό μας. Γνώσεις που θα έπρεπε να τις έχουμε μέσα από τα σχολεία μας, αναγκαζόμαστε να τις αναζητούμε με κόπο...

[SPARTANsenator7]

@stavroula2112

Μια και τα σχολεία σήμερα κοιμίζουν αντί να αφυπνίζουν, πρέπει να βρούμε άλλους τρόπους για να μορφωθούμε. Ευχαριστώ για τα καλά σου λόγια και χρόνια πολλά για την εορτή σου!

[SonnyDelight55]

Cleisthenes bribed the Pythia to tell the Spartans to remove the Pesistratids. Kleomenes bribed a priest and the Pythia to give a false prophecy concerning the lineage of Demaratus. Obviously, the oracle could be easily manipulated. But I've always wondered whether or not any of the prophetic oracles given by Herodotus and other authors were actually uttered before the events took place.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@RogierV2

ok buddy!

[RogierV2]

@SPARTANsenator7

I know about the faulty English translations of latin and greek, I'm Dutch and we do it correctly (Philippos II van Macedonië).

[SPARTANsenator7]

@RogierV2

One correction that has to do with the English translation of Greek words. Macedon is the English translation of the Greek word ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ which means Macedonian, the land of that ancient Greek kingdom is called Macedonia not Macedon as some say in English, so the correct is Philippos II of Macedonia.

[RogierV2]

@Mr1958louief

According to ancient Greek historians the Oracle was incredibly accurate, e.g. when Philip II of Macedon asked the oracle if he would conquer the whole of Greece. The oracle said he would but he would loose an eye in the process, and during one of his campaigns in Greece an arrow hit and blinded one of his eyes. And yes he united all the Greek city states. The Greeks believed that the oracle was the voice of Apollo himself so doubting it would mean offending the gods.

[Mr1958louief]

Anyone know the accuracy of the Oracle? The rate of "mystics" of today are about 10-15%.