The TV show Percy Jackson and the Olympians closely follows the plot of the books, including the role of the Oracle of Delphi, who provides riddle-like prophecies to guide the characters on their ...

Dating back to 1200 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

According to tradition, the oracle at Delphi worked this way: In an underground room in the temple of Apollo, a specially trained woman would sit on a tripod placed over a fissure in the bedrock ...