So What WAS the Deal with the Oracle of Delphi?
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 Published On Feb 16, 2024

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For two millennia, the mystery of the Oracle of Delphi has perplexed scholars and scientists. Who were these ancient prophetesses? Were they really speaking with the voice of Apollo? Or is there actually a scientific explanation? Come learn with me!

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“Delphi: the History of the Center of the Ancient World” by Michael Scott

“The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi” by William J. Broad

“The Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles” by Michael Wood

“Earth, Breath, Frenzy: The Delphic Oracle” by Steven Connor in
Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism

“The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses” By Joseph Fontenrose

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“Knowing when to consult the oracle at Delphi” by Alun Salt and Efrosyni Boutsikas for Antiquity vol. 79 issue 305

“The Oracle at Delphi: The Pythia and the Pneuma, Intoxicating Gas Finds, and Hypotheses” by Jelle Z. de Boer for Toxicology in Antiquity (Second Edition): History of Toxicology and Environmental Health

“Questioning the Delphic Oracle” by John R. Hale, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Jeffrey P. Chanton and Henry A. Spiller for Scientific American vol. 289 no. 2

“Anthropology and Spirit Possession: A Reconsideration of the Pythia's Role at Delphi” by L. Maurizio for the Journal of Hellenic Studies vol. 115

“Delphic Oracles as Oral Performances: Authenticity and Historical Evidence” by Lisa Maurizio for Classical Antiquity vol. 16 no. 2

“The Pneuma Enthusiastikon: On the Possibility of Hallucinogenic "Vapors" at Delphi and Dodona” by C. Scott Littleton for Ethos vol. 14 no. 1

“The Delphic Oracle: Belief and Behaviour in Ancient Greece: And Africa” by C. R. Whittaker for The Harvard Theological Review vol. 58 no. 1

“Drugs and the Delphic Oracle” by Daryn Lehoux for The Classical World vol. 101 no. 1

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