The Oracle The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi |
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| Author:
| Broad, William J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4379-6673-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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Few stories of ancient Greece capture the imagination as much as the Oracle of Delphi. Human mistress of the god Apollo, the Oracle had the power to enter into ecstatic union with him and bring back his prophecies and counsel for all who came seeking answers. Eyewitness accounts claim that the Oracle breathed in vapors rising from the temple floor. In 1892, archaeologists unearthed the buried temple, but found no evidence that the rocky ground had ever brought forth any vapors. Then, a...
More DescriptionFew stories of ancient Greece capture the imagination as much as the Oracle of Delphi. Human mistress of the god Apollo, the Oracle had the power to enter into ecstatic union with him and bring back his prophecies and counsel for all who came seeking answers. Eyewitness accounts claim that the Oracle breathed in vapors rising from the temple floor. In 1892, archaeologists unearthed the buried temple, but found no evidence that the rocky ground had ever brought forth any vapors. Then, a hundred years later, a geologist made a find at Delphi that inspired him to take up the question once more. Here is a modern-day detective story that describes how an enterprising team uncovered scientific evidence that at long last reveals the Oracle¿s secret. Ill.