DELPHI, ORACLE AND PROPHECY
BY: SMUNOZ
WHAT IS DELPHI?
Delphi was the seat of the most famous oracle in ancient greece, that powerful people consulted for advice. The site was important to the god Apollo, Thats where he slew the Patheon or "dragon" that had lived there and guarded the navel earth
Where is Delphi
Delphi is located on Mt. Parnassus near the Gulf of Cornith.
STORY OF APOLLO
THE STORY OF APOLLO
Apollo is the most famous story that surrounds Delphi. Apollo enjoyed having temples built in his honor. He liked the gifts. The liked the attention. Everyone knew that Apollo was the god of music. He also had other talents like seeing the future. Apollo had the power to magically make someone truly see the future, just as he could. So he turned a priestess into a real oracle, and made delphi her home.
F A C T S
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT DELPHI
- IT IS THE HOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL ORACLE IN THE WORLD
-Delphi, as with the other major religious sites of Olympia, Nemia, and Ithsmia , held games to honor various gods of the Greek religion
APOLLO Greek Gods