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 ...

For centuries, the Oracle of Delphi shaped the fate of kings and empires—but were her divine visions really caused by intoxicating fumes rising from the earth? Explore the science behind ancient ...

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According to tradition, the oracle at Delphi worked this way: In an underground room in the temple of Apollo, a specially trained woman would sit on a tripod placed over a fissure in the bedrock ...

Dating back to 1200 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...