In Greek and Roman mythology, most of the famous oracles I’ve heard of were female. Of particular interest is the blind oracle Teiresias, who was born male, but the gods have transformed him to female. Was the oracle Delphi male or female? The Pythian priestess emerged preeminent by the endRead More →
If you knew what was going to happen, you could always choose the best path. In the ancient world, people used to visit oracles for just this purpose. Oracles were places where people could receive prophecies. Prophecies were predictions about what would happen, sent down from the gods. What powersRead More →
In Greek and Roman mythology, most of the famous oracles I’ve heard of were female. Of particular interest is the blind oracle Teiresias, who was born male, but the gods have transformed him to female. Was the oracle Delphi male or female? The Pythian priestess emerged preeminent by the endRead More →