The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations, with a Catalogue of Responses

Joseph Fontenrose

ISBN 10: 0520043596 / ISBN 13: 9780520043596

Published by University of California Press, 1981

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First Edition Paperback, 476 pages. Book has light shelf wear, some light toning to edges. Interior clean.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1741682580629

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations, with a Catalogue of Responses
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520043596
• ISBN 13: 9780520043596
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

"The Oracle at Delphi: The oracle at Delphi is a figure of great historical importance that was, and still is, shrouded in mystery. She spoke for the god Apollo and answered questions for the Greeks and foreign inquirers about colonization, religion, and power. By her statements Delphi was made a wealthy and powerful city-state. The oracle was at the height of power around 1600 B.C. when Greece was colonizing the Mediterranean and Black Seas (Hale), but was stationed in Delphi from 1400 B.C. to 381 A.D.(Roach). Despite her long tenure it is still debated today how she received the words from Apollo, weather by hallucination or suggestion."