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(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous.

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Another letter treats of the Answers of the Oracle of Apollo, at Delphos, to Croesus, king of Lydia.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Eleven Volumes, Volume 06 ...
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There he was acquitted; but not all the Furies left him, and at last he besought the Oracle of Apollo to befriend him.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
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The oracle of Apollo at Delphi in Phocis enjoyed the utmost veneration.
Early European History
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And then the woman began to chatter something about an oracle of Apollo.
The Chateau of Prince Polignac
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Now, my child, is the oracle of Apollo come to pass.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
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I also saw the famous Kastalian Spring which was once an oracle of Apollo.
Julian
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Here the oracle of Apollo gave answers to those who came to consult that divinity.
Outlines of Universal History, Designed as a Text-book and for P...
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Desiring to consult the oracle of Apollo concerning his campaign, he now proceeded to Delphi.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3 (of 4)
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The most celebrated oracle of Apollo was at Delphi.]
Poets of the South / A Series of Biographical and Critical Studi...
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There was an oracle of Apollo, he urged, which said "Beware of the lame reign."
Hellenica
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He thought best therefore to make a voyage to Claros in Ionia, to consult the oracle of Apollo.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
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He thought best, therefore, to make a voyage to Carlos in Ionia, to consult the oracle of Apollo.
The Age of Fable
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Delphi, the seat and oracle of Apollo, had a mountainous and rocky situation, on the skirts of Parnassus.
The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside
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Castalian Cave, oracle of Apollo.
Legends of Charlemagne
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The oracle of Apollo at Delphi is the most remarkable; and respecting it we are furnished with the greatest body of particulars.
Lives of the Necromancers
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There were twenty-two oracles of Apollo in different parts of the Grecian world, but a much smaller number of those of Zeus.
General History for Colleges and High Schools