The Oracle of Delphi
The Ancients
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The Origins of the Oracle of Delphi
The ancient story, or a one-ton story involved, the idea that Apollo was especially present in this place. Some authors complain about this and antiquity, Plutarch says it's a long climb up to Delphi. There's no archaeological evidence for a crack issuing forth great gouts of inspiring gases. But this is one theory for why it wasn't such an out-of-the-way place.
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