Delphic Oracle

A general term referring to the oracle of Apollon located at Delphi.

Although Delphi was not the first oracular shrine in Greece, it was by far the most famous; the city was built at the Navel of the World and was personally founded by Apollon; tributes were made to the city and stored in elaborate treasuries; large and small gifts were donated by districts, cities, families and private citizens as a gesture of reverence to Apollon and in appreciation for their good fortunes which resulted from the sage advice offered by the pythia.

A question would be posed to the pythia and she would speak with a voice inspired by Apollon and couched in poetic verse; the answers were sometimes direct and sometimes nebulous but they were never without several levels of meaning.