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.

Veja mais

Sinônimos

Examples for "Temple of Apollo"

Months ago, Divak's brother attempted to destroy the Megaran Temple of Apollo. 
 Book One: Apotheosis 

As you know, in the Temple of Apollo there is a wise oracle. 
 Stories of Birds 

A guard was found unconscious at his post at the Temple of Apollo. 
 Lily of the Nile 

THE Temple of Apollo stood complete, pure white marble gleaming in the sun. 
 Lily of the Nile 

By the evening, she found the home of Asclepius, near unto the Temple of Apollo. 
 Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days 

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 ... 

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 

The oracle of Apollo at Delphi in Phocis enjoyed the utmost veneration. 
 Early European History 

And then the woman began to chatter something about an oracle of Apollo. 
 The Chateau of Prince Polignac 

Now, my child, is the oracle of Apollo come to pass. 
 The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 

Then, amid the general excitement, Themistocles reiterated his version of the Delphic oracle. 
 Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III 

She is now Delphic oracle of doodle-bugs and hierophant of the hot stuff. 
 The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01 

Their voluminous writings have all the clarity and directness of a Delphic oracle. 
 Wired 

The Delphic oracle declared that no one in the world was wiser than Socrates. 
 Early European History 

Why has the Delphic oracle been called "the common hearth of Hellas"? 
 Early European History 

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 

Idioma da interface

Significados de oracle of delphi em inglês