She advised generals about invasions; told citizens about the fates of their investments; and even warned Oedipus about the dangers of murdering his father and marrying his mother. Yet the oracle at ...

Talia Baiocchi is the founder and general manager of Punch. She has spent her career specializing in wine, restaurants, and culture. Previously a columnist at Wine Spectator, she went on to become the ...

Built around a sacred spring, it was considered the centre of the world. People came to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia, the priestess at the Temple of Apollo.

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 ...

In 356BC, the site of the Delphic oracle, hidden in the folds of Mount Parnassus, between the Corycian cave and the Castalian spring, was invaded by the army of neighbouring Phocis and placed under ...

2004-08-08 04:00:00 PDT Delphi, Greece-- Delphi might be the most important religious site in Greece, but don't go there expecting to have your burning questions answered by the legendary oracle. That ...

Rain fell in sheets on the broken columns and stone blocks. I stood on the ancient ground where Agamemnon, Socrates and Cicero, among others, had humbly stood, hoping to get answers to their big ...