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  • Essay / Oracles - 551

    In ancient times, religion was of major 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 believed in miracles and powers. In those days, people traveled and sought answers and other solutions to their mysteries and questions from the gods, and people sought the oracles. Oracles were priestesses of the gods and were believed to have oracular powers to predict the future, predict the fortune of the citizen, and help provide solutions and other answers that the citizen seeks. The most famous oracle of ancient Greece, and perhaps the most popular oracle, was the Oracle of Delphi, the Pythia. The Pythia was the oracle of Delphi, and the people of Delphi believed that the god Apollo had given her the gift of oracular powers; like 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 interacting with people in human form. It all started when A....