#the pythia – @theoi-crow on Tumblr

Lux in Tenebris by Daniel Pawlowski

As an artist I know our art will mean different things to different people (especially when it's so creative like this) and I'm sorry if this was not the artist intended, or it offends but this art looks like a visual representation of how the Pythia in Delphi once worked.

An old woman whose mouth was used by the god of Prophecy and thus considered the mouthpiece of Apollo, whose soul was often intercepted by his spiritual crow as she carried the city of Delphi on her back.

#not my art #temple of delphi #Apollo #the pythia #pythia

theoi-crow

When I say the Pythia spoke in tongues and required the priests of Apollo to translate for her, this is exactly what I mean:

(Also I love that Horrible Histories added the death of Aeschylus!)

#horrible histories #greek gods #the Pythia #Apollo #oracle of apollo #Youtube

theoi-crow

Friendly Reminder:

Oftentimes I bump into posts where people say "As the Pythia, Apollo says..." which is weird because the Pythia was never comprehensible. While I understand the modern appeal of wanting to be seen as the Pythia in the community, a lot of people forget the Pythia spoke in tongues and needed the priests of Apollo to translate what she was saying: (LINK)

Again, while I understand there are people who wish to be seen as "the voice of Apollo" let's not spread missinformation about how the ancient Greeks did it. Let's not forget that without the priests of Apollo translating, we would not understand what was being said.

Historic accuracy is very important and valuable!

GIF by raveyn-an-ort

#Apollo #temple of delphi #greek gods #pythia #the oracle #the Oracle of Delphi #the Pythia #delphi

theoi-crow

We are Going to The Center of The Universe today: Delphi.

I told Apollo I'm going to see the Pythia so she can give me my prophecy. He said "bring your cards so I can bless them."

Tag request: @goodfrogs

#Apollo #Apollo deity #aela greece trip #delphi #The Pythia