#oracle at delphi

[hecatesdelights]

The Oracle at Delphi

#the oracle #oracle art #oracle at delphi #delphi #ancient greek history #ancient greek mythology #hellenism

[zaireetoo-draws]

The Pythia

(and her god)

#artists on tumblr #original art #mythology #greek mythology #greek gods #greek mythos #apollo #greek myths #apollon #Pythia #Delphi #Loxias #Phoibos apollon #Oracle at delphi

[transjudas]

Pythia (n.)

"priestess of Apollo at Delphi," who received his oracles in the inner sanctuary of the great temple, 1842, from Greek pythia (hiereia) "(Priestess) of Pythian Apollo," from a variant form of Pythios, an epithet of Apollo, from Pytho, older name of the region of Delphi.

python (n.)

1580s, name of a fabled serpent, slain by Apollo near Delphi, from Latin Python, from Greek Pythōn "serpent slain by Apollo," probably related to Pythō, the old name of Delphi. Chaucer has it (late 14c.) as Phitoun.

This might be related to pythein "to rot," or from PIE *dhubh-(o)n-, from *dheub- "hollow, deep, bottom, depths," and used in reference to the monsters who inhabit them. Loosely used for "any very large snake," hence the zoological application to large non-venomous snakes of the tropics (1836, originally in French).

#pythia #oracle at delphi #oracle of delphi #python #greek mythology #mythology #collage #art #linguistics #language #classicism

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Charlotte's Art History Tarot - Card 2 - The High Priestess

Art: Priestess of Delphi – John Collier

interpret this card

#charlotte's art history tarot #tarot deck #tarot cards #tarot #the high priestess #the high priestess tarot #oracle at delphi #john collier #art #art history

[bethanythebogwitch]

Greek hero: I beseech thee, oh Oracle, tell me of my fate!

The Oracle at Delphi:

#meme #greek mythology #oracle #oracle at delphi #greek tragedy

[haggishlyhagging]

Apollo, the patriarchal Sun God of classic Greece, was a mythological latecomer to the oracular shrine at Delphi, though now he is always associated with it. Apollo began as an underground oracular hero, in fact, and his name means "apple-man." In classic myth, he could not rule at Delphi until he had slain the sacred python with his arrows (or phallic sunbeams), as Zeus had also killed the dragon-offspring of the Earth Goddess, at Dodona. But even after the slaying of the symbolic python, the prophetic Sibyl at "Apollo's Delphi" remained a woman. Bending over her tripod, inhaling smoke and entering trance, she pronounced her judgments on past, present, and future acts of the Greeks. But Apollo, as harbinger of patriarchal/Sun God technology, increased the production-demand on the oracle beyond her endurance and human capacity, driving her mad. As John Michell has noted, the same policy of artificially inducing and mechanically increasing the earth's fertility attempting to mass-produce earth's fruits for profit rather than accepting what is given organically by Nature can be found wherever the Solar gods assumed management over the ancient shrines of the Goddess.

-Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor. The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering The Religion of the Earth.

#monica sjöö #Barbara mor #Apollo #Oracle at Delphi #patriarchy #male entitlement

[starbuckscommitmentissues]

I took it upon myself to photoshop Laura Roslin as the Oracle of Delphi (also known as the Pythia) so you don’t have to. This goes out to the twelve colonies and the twelve lords of kobol.

#battlestar galactica #bsg 2003 #laura roslin #oracle of delphi #oracle at delphi #bsg shitpost #battlestar galactica shitpost #shitpost #greek mythology #greek mythology shitpost

[girlwithlandscape]

Delphi, 1894

#19th century #oracle at Delphi #Greece #Ancient Greece #photography #archaeology

[twicedailyquotes]

Tell the king; the fair wrought house has fallen... No shelter has Apollo, nor sacred laurel leaves... The fountains are now silent; the voice is stilled... It is finished.

Ruby Osman The Last Pythia

#quote #quotes #ruby osman #the last pythia #short story #oracle at delphi

[wyrm-of-wood]

“Your crops will fail this year if you don’t sacrifice 2 goats to the Gods!”

Said while seeing the rainbow and about to pass out from lack of oxygen.

Girl Behavior! <3

#oracle at Delphi #oracle #funny #my jokes #girl behavior #tumblr girls #girl dinner

[no-barbarians-here]

#ac odyssey #odessa #aspasia #oracle at delphi #timo #apparently there are other characters in the game

[hecatesdelights]

Look at this... 👀

Look at this... 👀 https://pin.it/1zmXlNv

#oracle #oracle at delphi #ancient world #ancient religion #ancient greece #ancient greek mythology

[dpargyle]

'technoracular paroxysms @ the navel of a hyper_age'

Certain initial imagery generated within Midjourney AI ~ then modified, collaged, & glitched.

(Realistic Paint Studio, Sketchbook Pro, Midjourney AI, Canva, beFunky Photo Editor, & PhotoMosh)

#my art #midjourney #midjourney ai #oracle #oracle at delphi #pythia #greek myth #classicalism #ADHD #hyperactivity #digital age #social media #mental illness #fabulism #fabulist #fabulist art #collage #collage art #glitch #glitch art #horror #body horror #horrorcore #ui #ux #digital #digital interface #glitched

[love-heretic]

Spirit of Pythia

In Acts 16:16–18 we read of Paul and Silas casting out a spirit of divination from a slave girl who tells fortunes at the Temple of Delphi. While most translations say that they cast out a "spirit of divination." What the Greek actually says is that cast out a "spirit of PYTHON." Intriguingly, a Temple had been built on the spot in honor of Gaea (Earth). In this Temple, was a young girl who told fortunes. According to legend, Gaea had a son named Pythia (or “Python”). Apollo killed the giant snake, Phytia (Python), and thereafter the Temple was dedicated to Apollo. Paul cast out the spirit of Pythia from the young slave girl. I wonder if this snake that Paul cast out is symbolically related to the snake in Eden. Paul and the Slave Girl in Philippi - Biblical Archaeology Society

#Gaea #Temple at Delphi #Pythia #Oracle at Delphi #Python #Apollo #Eden #Casting out spirits #Paul #Silas #Phillipi #serpent

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Charlotte's Art History Tarot - Card 2 - The High Priestess

Art: Priestess of Delphi – John Collier

pull this card

the high priestess!! this is the card from the traditional tarot deck with which I identify most 💙. this card is about stillness and reflection - a retreat in which you can use your intuition to uncover secrets and be open to new knowledge. there is a spiritual element to this card, as suggested by the title "priestess," although it doesn't have to be aligned with any specific religion. I've always seen the high priestess as a figure who is open to receiving divine wisdom, or knowledge from hidden places - in tune with something just a bit supernatural, or beyond common understanding. (there's also some weird gendered stuff traditionally associated with this card but as a non-binary person I just kinda cast that to the aside lmao). for me, the Priestess of Delphi was an obvious choice for this card, since the oracle at Delphi was historically believed to receive messages from the gods and deliver prophecies to those who came to inquire about their fate. it is now believed that the place where the oracle sat may have emitted fumes (represented by the smoke/mist in the painting) that caused hallucinations. either way, the oracle at Delphi was a solitary figure who looked inside themselves to discover knowledge from uncommon sources. in this painting, the sense of stillness and calm, yet intense concentration and contemplation, along with the shadowy, obscured background perfectly captures the otherworldly power of the high priestess.

#charlotte's art history tarot #tarot deck #tarot #tarot cards #the high priestess #the high priestess tarot #oracle at delphi #john collier #art #art history

[bravenewolympus--hq]

𝒑𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒂, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒉𝒊. this character is neutral. suggested faces — please note, this character must be 25+ years old. michelle dockery; phoebe waller-bridge; ruth negga; candice patton; heather hemmens; deborah ann woll. suggested occupations. employee or owner of the delphi media group, owners of the city's newspaper and a number of local tv and radio stations; 911 dispatch; working in intelligence/police work; journalist, reporter, or editor of the local newspaper; hacker and tech support for the fix-it style law firm run by midas and eris (altin associates at law).

𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏.

ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴏʟʏᴍᴘᴜꜱ : ᴀ 21+ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏʀᴅ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ. athens, new york: an island city, all trees and marble, glass and steel and highrises set against an ocean skyline. bustling and loud, crowded, but not without a bizarre sense that it must have sprung up overnight, somehow, when surely it must have always been here, no? on a clear night, you might even be able to see the lights of its more famous cousin, new york city, across the water…if you squint hard enough. it may not get as much attention as the shiny apple across the hudson, but those not so blinded by the lights must certainly have been coming here for years. is there something in the water here, too? no one leaves, not in any meaningful way anyway. feels like it has a special way of pulling you back in, if you try. they, that is anyone who was anyone or paid even an iota of attention to the evening news, called him the minotaur. the media does love a catchy nom de guerre, doesn’t it? sells newspapers like hotcakes in the morning. ambrosia, whether it’s the latest designer drug trend or the latest pestilence sweeping the streets of athens, just depends on how tightly you clutch your pearls on sundays. must infuriate the police, don’t it? that without fail, by the time they arrive to any crime scene at all, all that’s left is the heap of little cream-coloured business cards, the red lines of a labyrinthine logo more taunting than they are helpful. between an epidemic of pearlescent powder, neatly parceled out in small plastic baggies, a tide of crimson bull graffiti, casinos and bordellos and the nightlife (oh my!), it’s no small wonder they call this an atlantic sin city. it’s a vice eat dog world, ain’t it? and anyone who calls athens home is just living in it. powerless, with no memory of their past lives, what's a god gotta do to survive?

#fantasy rp #magic rp #mature rp #crime rp #discord rp #open skeleton #open female #open non binary #open nb #heroes and mortals #female skeleton #non binary skeleton #nb skeleton #oracle #oracle at delphi