As High Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, she served as the Oracle of Delphi. Wood engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published in 1880.

Called Athena Pronaia, this temple sits outside of the main ruins of Delphi. According to legend, Athena was sent to protect her half brother Apollo. Maybe there’s some truth to the story. Accounts ...

Criterion (iv): Delphi, situated in a magnificent natural setting which is still intact, is an outstanding architectural ensemble and an example of a great Pan-Hellenic sanctuary. Criterion (vi): ...

Oracles, it should be emphasized, were deeply rooted in Hellenic culture, and while there were private seers, the preferred choice was the solemnity of several Mediterranean locations where oracles ...

But the ruins of the Temple of Apollo kept drawing me back; this is where the pivotal episodes in Delphi occurred. This was where history was made, and this is where the most secrets remain.

All the World's a Stage Excavated between 1895 and 1897, the amphitheater of Delphi sits up the hill from the Temple of Apollo. A massive space, it was able to seat an audience of up to 5,000 ...

The Temple of Apollo: hot air at fault for the oracle. The Greeks and Romans took their prophesies from a woman who was high on the fumes of natural gas, say US geologists 1.