Oracle of delphi

Explore the fascinating history and enigmatic predictions of the Oracle of Delphi. Discover the ancient wisdom and mystical powers behind the most influential oracle of ancient Greece.
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This week our homework theme was "Greek myths." One of my favorite Greek myth characters has always been the Oracle. I don't know why, she just seems so mysterious and special and awesome. image source I came up with this composition where most of her body is in the light, but her face is in shadow. I drew a quick little thumbnail. I knew that getting a photo reference would help a lot for this. The only tricky part would be finding a place with such strong light. Luckily it was a sunny day…

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Leandra B
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In a time and place that offered few career opportunities for women, the role of priestess at Delphi was enormously influential. She was consulted on everything from warfare to love to public policy.

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Jordyn Harris
Priestess of Delphi by John Collier, showing the Pythia sitting on a tripod with vapor rising from a crack in the earth beneath her (1891) Art Gallery South Australia (Public Domain) Greece, Greek Mythology, Greek Gods, Ancient Greek, Ancient Greece, John Collier, Oracle Of Delphi, Pre Raphaelite, Gods And Goddesses

An ancient oracle told by a Pythian priestess says, “But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, driving away the male, and wins great glory in Argos, then many wives of the Argives shall tear both cheeks in their mourning.”

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Lueny Lopes
Katie Eleanor - The Oracle of Delphi, elegant woman The Oracle Of Delphi, Vampire The Requiem, Hand Painted Photographs, Veiled Beauty, Oracle Of Delphi, Hunger Magazine, Savage Garden, The Lightning Thief, The Oracle

Katie Eleanor is a storyteller and photographic artist based in London. Inspired by literature, costume art, performance, and Victorian illustration, her work is dreamy, poetic, and filled with indescribable emotion. She hand-paints each photograph. Wearing powdered wigs, white makeup, and gauzy veils, the figures resemble nineteenth-century monarchs suspended in private states of reverie and despair;...

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Lauren