In the year 1892, some archaeologists, workers and labourers were assembled near the foot of Mount Parnassus. They were not ...

In addition to its wealth of exquisite bronzes, the site has yielded a trove of oracle bones that were used to tell fortunes ...

The role of priestess at the Oracle of Delphi was vastly influential. The Priestess Pythia was consulted on everything from ...

When something unexpected happens to us we still tend to ask “why me?” – and it’s difficult to know where to look for an answer. While scientific analysis can provide us with better general ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When something unexpected happens to us we still tend to ask “why me?” – and it’s difficult to know where to look for an answer.

An oracle well devoted to Apollo recently discovered in Athens (all photos by Jutta Stroszeck, courtesy Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Athens) “Come to me, O Paean, and bring with you the true ...

A recent study from mainland China has highlighted the types of archaeological insights that are expected to become increasingly common as artificial intelligence (AI) technology is employed more ...

You don’t have to believe in oracles to find them interesting. This is the premise of “The Road to Delphi,” Michael Wood’s subtle and wide-ranging consideration of oracles and the oracular mode. In ...