Folklore Forensics
The Oracle of Delphi: Mass Conspiracy in Ancient Greece
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For over a thousand years, rulers, generals, and empires trusted a single voice: the Oracle of Delphi. Kings crossed borders because of her words. Wars were launched. Dynasties fell. From King Croesus of Lydia to the legend of Oedipus and the sacrifice of Leonidas at Thermopylae, the prophecies of Delphi shaped the ancient world. Today, we reopen the case of the Pythia of Delphi—examining…