The role of priestess at the Oracle of Delphi was vastly influential. The Priestess Pythia was consulted on everything from ...

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 ...

The Art of Living The Delphic Injunctions Massimo Pigliucci philosophises about prophetic principles. For hundreds of years during Antiquity people went on pilgrimages to the Orac ...

Delphic maxims were profound sayings that shaped Greek thought and guided philosophy through ethics and wisdom.

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 influenced politicians and slaves with her prophecies, yet her life and practices are shrouded in mystery. In a fascinating story that is part detective tale and part science ...

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.