(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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1 Another letter treats of the Answers of the Oracle of Apollo , at Delphos, to Croesus, king of Lydia.
2 There he was acquitted; but not all the Furies left him, and at last he besought the Oracle of Apollo to befriend him.
3 The oracle of Apollo at Delphi in Phocis enjoyed the utmost veneration.
4 And then the woman began to chatter something about an oracle of Apollo .
5 Now, my child, is the oracle of Apollo come to pass.
1 Then, amid the general excitement, Themistocles reiterated his version of the Delphic oracle .
2 She is now Delphic oracle of doodle-bugs and hierophant of the hot stuff.
3 Their voluminous writings have all the clarity and directness of a Delphic oracle .
4 The Delphic oracle declared that no one in the world was wiser than Socrates.
5 Why has the Delphic oracle been called "the common hearth of Hellas"?
1 Thus both the Amphictyonic Council and the oracle of Delphi were in their power.
2 The Beotians had suffered from drought for two years and sent to consult the oracle of Delphi .
3 Consulting the oracle of Delphi concerning his new government, he is said to have received the following answer:
4 Hence it was chiefly to a political cause that the immortal oracle of Delphi owed its pre-eminent importance.
5 When the city of Athens was once in danger of being attacked and destroyed, the oracle of Delphi was consulted.
1 Months ago, Divak's brother attempted to destroy the Megaran Temple of Apollo .
2 As you know, in the Temple of Apollo there is a wise oracle.
3 A guard was found unconscious at his post at the Temple of Apollo .
4 THE Temple of Apollo stood complete, pure white marble gleaming in the sun.
5 By the evening, she found the home of Asclepius, near unto the Temple of Apollo .
6 He'd finally finished building the Temple of Apollo and it was nearly time for the dedication.
7 I was watching from the steps of the little Temple of Apollo , just by the Rialto.
8 He intends to seize the Sibylline Books themselves and safeguard them in his new Temple of Apollo .
9 Devadasi-priestessesdevoted to the Temple of Apollo .
10 They surrounded the ancient laurel tree; and of course there was the inevitable Temple of Apollo nestled nearby.
11 The frieze of the Temple of Apollo at Phigales has also been attributed to the school of Myron.
12 The dedication of the Temple of Apollo occurred earlier than my novel would indicate, as did the rebellion in Thebes.
13 It was because he wanted me to be like the treacherous Danaids that he'd put around his Temple of Apollo .
14 This is an example from the Temple of Apollo at Miletus, one that was constructed about ten years ago, for educational purposes.
15 This was a league of twelve of the sub-tribes of Hellas, whose main object was the protection of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
16 But the Hellenic Central Forecasting Office, so to speak, was the Delphic Oracle - the Temple of Apollo on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.
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