tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post2588327890616517519..comments2024-01-29T02:09:05.808-05:00Comments on SV Footprint (Begonia): DelphiSV-Footprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-42324139133585855522011-08-09T02:42:46.419-04:002011-08-09T02:42:46.419-04:00Ahh.. no, the Delphic Oracle (or Pythia) changed o...Ahh.. no, the Delphic Oracle (or Pythia) changed over time, and was replaced every time one ran away with a lover, or died off, or whatever... Apparently there grew to be quite a strict procedure for selection (and training) of the next Oracle. <br /><br />Consistent dates are hard to find.. but the Delphic Oracle presence seems to have started from 8th Century BC and died off (was banned) as Christianity grew (by 4th Century AD).SV-Footprinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-37765675309236915552011-08-05T11:37:11.047-04:002011-08-05T11:37:11.047-04:00so the oracle was one woman and the pilgrammages m...so the oracle was one woman and the pilgrammages made to delphi took place only in her particular lifetime? or the greeks chose different women at different times to prophesy? endlessly fascinating to me. i would have shared your sense of awe while there - amazing and yes, it's hard not to feel insignificant. oh, and exactly, maryanne! that they were able to build such a place, for worship AND entertainment - i mostly think of how difficult life must have been long ago, barely eking out a living, but the greeks (or at least the elite among them) had much time to enjoy the aesthetics. thanks for sharing!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518178249956943570noreply@blogger.com