Known as the Pythia or the Oracle of Delphi, the priestess wasn’t believed to be a psychic. Ancient writers like Plutarch, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to Greek mythology, Zeus sent two eagles around the world: one east, one west. The place where they met was the omphalos ...

Charles Sandison, Garden of Pythia (work in progress). Courtesy of the artist. PCAI artwork commission Observer caught up with Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the founder of PCAI and a passionate patron ...

In the entryway of Apollo's temple at Delphi were written the following bits of wisdom: "Know thyself," "Nothing in excess," "Give an oath and face perdition." The last sounds obscure but is ...