The Delphic Oracle: The history

actually alleged allusion Amphictyony ancient answer Apolline appears Argive Argos asked associated Athenian Athens Attica battle Battus Boeotia Boeotian century B.C. Cleomenes colony connection consult the oracle consulted Delphi Crisa Croesus cult Cypselus death dedications deities Delphi Delphians Delphic authorities Delphic oracle Dionysus divine Dodona doubt enquirer evidence fact famous festival fifth century fourth century goddess gods Greece Greek Hellenistic Hence Heracles hero Herodotus Hist historic honour infra inscription instance invented king later legend Lycurgus Lysander Messenian motive Oenomaus offerings oracular Orestes original Paus Pausanias Peloponnese period Persian Philomelus Phocians Phocis Plutarch priests primitive probably prophecy prophetic Pythia Pythian Apollo Pythian games question recorded reference reply response ritual Roman sacred sacrifice sanctuary sent shrine Spartans story suggested suppose supra Sybaris taken temple Thebans Thebes tion Tisamenus told tradition tripod tyrants verse victory Wilamowitz worship Zeus