Usage of "oracle of delphi"

(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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Uso de oracle of delphi em inglês

Thus both the Amphictyonic Council and the oracle of Delphi were in their power. 
 A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma... 

The ancients used to bribe the Oracle of Delphi. 
 Love Me Little, Love Me Long 

The Beotians had suffered from drought for two years and sent to consult the oracle of Delphi. 
 Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe 

Consulting the oracle of Delphi concerning his new government, he is said to have received the following answer: 
 Mosaics of Grecian History 

Hence it was chiefly to a political cause that the immortal oracle of Delphi owed its pre-eminent importance. 
 Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book I 

The Scene represents the Oracle of Delphi: the Central Doors being the Gate of the 'Adytum,' or Innermost shrine. 
 Book of illustrations : Ancient Tragedy 

Not even the Oracle of Delphi can predict in October who is to win the Champions League in May! 
 BBC 

"I seem to hear the oracle of Delphi," said Fra Colonna enthusiastically. 
 The Cloister and the Hearth 

"Instead of the Oracle of Delphi, she was the Oracle of Philly." 
 Silent screams 

The Oracle of Delphi was obviously a black woman, Solomon said, because she couldn't keep her opinions to herself. 
 Black Deutschland 

Bachelor Number Two, Apollo, enjoys music and poetry and spends his free time reading prophecies at the Oracle of Delphi. 
 Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods 

When the city of Athens was once in danger of being attacked and destroyed, the oracle of Delphi was consulted. 
 Men of Invention and Industry 

"The oracle of Delphi was not more impudently worked," he said. 
 The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might... 

Oracles of Delphi Keep 
 The curse of deadman's forest 

"The oracle of Delphi could not have spoken better, sir," replied Sir Thomas. 
 The Yeoman Adventurer 

Parnassus, the famous mountain of Phocis, the seat of the temple and oracle of Delphi and the home of the Muses. 
 The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 

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