Topic > Oracles - 551

In ancient times, religion was of great importance to the Greek people, and religion is also what helps people live their lives. In ancient Greece, people believed in the power of the gods and in miracles and powers. At that time people traveled and sought answers and other solutions to their mysteries and questions from the gods, and sought oracles. Oracles were priestesses of the gods and were believed to have oracular powers to foretell the future and predict the citizen's fortune and help bring solutions and other answers that the citizen seeks. The most famous oracle of ancient Greece, and perhaps the most popular oracle, was the Pythia oracle of Delphi. Pythias was the oracle of Delphi, and the people of Delphi believed that the god Apollo had given her the gift of oracular powers; such as predicting the future and providing answers or advice to people. Other myths propose that the god Apollo would be in the body of the priestess and that the god would be the one who interacts with people in human form. It all began when A...