here the story goes Oedipus first learned his fate the Oracle of Delphi
learned his fate the Oracle of Delphi
learned his fate the Oracle of Delphi speaking for the god Apollo told him he
speaking for the god Apollo told him he
speaking for the god Apollo told him he would kill his father and marry his
would kill his father and marry his
would kill his father and marry his mother as many of us learned in school
mother as many of us learned in school
mother as many of us learned in school despite all his efforts Oedipus was
despite all his efforts Oedipus was
despite all his efforts Oedipus was unable to escape his disastrous destiny
unable to escape his disastrous destiny
unable to escape his disastrous destiny in maybe the most famous of Greek
in maybe the most famous of Greek
in maybe the most famous of Greek tragedies in antiquity just like today
tragedies in antiquity just like today
tragedies in antiquity just like today people had a lot of uncertainties in
people had a lot of uncertainties in
people had a lot of uncertainties in life and they presume that the gods knew
life and they presume that the gods knew
life and they presume that the gods knew more than they did and in particular
more than they did and in particular
more than they did and in particular they thought Apollo knew a lot so they
they thought Apollo knew a lot so they
they thought Apollo knew a lot so they would travel here basically to ask
would travel here basically to ask
would travel here basically to ask Apollo for advice or to ask him
Apollo for advice or to ask him
Apollo for advice or to ask him questions and hope that he’d give an
questions and hope that he’d give an
questions and hope that he’d give an answer if Apollo was a musician than his
answer if Apollo was a musician than his
answer if Apollo was a musician than his priestess the Pythia was his instrument
priestess the Pythia was his instrument
priestess the Pythia was his instrument ancient records tell of mystical
ancient records tell of mystical
ancient records tell of mystical sweet-smelling vapors rising from the
sweet-smelling vapors rising from the
sweet-smelling vapors rising from the earth putting a Pythia under Apollo
earth putting a Pythia under Apollo
earth putting a Pythia under Apollo spell but while the reciting of
spell but while the reciting of
spell but while the reciting of prophesies is historical fact questions
prophesies is historical fact questions
prophesies is historical fact questions about those vapors remaining brain area
about those vapors remaining brain area
about those vapors remaining brain area on geological map archaeologist John
on geological map archaeologist John
on geological map archaeologist John Hale believes the answers lie deep
Hale believes the answers lie deep
Hale believes the answers lie deep underground analysis of the bedrock
underground analysis of the bedrock
underground analysis of the bedrock beneath the temple also shows the
beneath the temple also shows the
beneath the temple also shows the existence of Petro chemicals including
existence of Petro chemicals including
existence of Petro chemicals including ethylene ethylene has been used as an
ethylene ethylene has been used as an
ethylene ethylene has been used as an anesthetic in modern days but when
anesthetic in modern days but when
anesthetic in modern days but when administered in experimental small doses
administered in experimental small doses
administered in experimental small doses induced a trance-like state and the
induced a trance-like state and the
induced a trance-like state and the trance state had a lot of similarities
trance state had a lot of similarities
trance state had a lot of similarities with the description of the Pythia there
with the description of the Pythia there
with the description of the Pythia there in the temple of Delphine scholars think
in the temple of Delphine scholars think
in the temple of Delphine scholars think water running underground could have
water running underground could have
water running underground could have carried gases up through the fault lines
carried gases up through the fault lines
carried gases up through the fault lines directly to the priestess
directly to the priestess
directly to the priestess the ancients believed ordinary people
the ancients believed ordinary people
the ancients believed ordinary people could meet the gods at Delphi a point of
could meet the gods at Delphi a point of
could meet the gods at Delphi a point of contact between man and mystery in a way
contact between man and mystery in a way
contact between man and mystery in a way they were right
they were right
they were right modern science suggests that here the
modern science suggests that here the
modern science suggests that here the supernatural was in fact simply natural
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