The Oracle of Delphi
The Ancients
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The Oracle of Delphi
The most famous one after Cresis's consultation of the oracle came just before the Persian invasion in 480, when Xerxes is leading his great army down through Greece. The Athenians are desperate to find their salvation from the Persians. And so before the invasion, they asked the oracle how Athens can be saved and he said that ends will be saved by wooden walls. So if this is an authentic oracle, and if Delphi actually said this, then they have had a real hand in turning the tide against the Persians and winning the second Persian war.
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