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Michael Scott · Delphi · Chapter 1 "Oracle"
Delphi & the Oracle
How the oracle actually worked — and why most of what we "know" comes from late, decline-haunted sources like Plutarch.
The one thing to remember
No complete contemporary account of a Delphic consultation survives. Most descriptions of the mechanics are Roman-era (1st c. BC–4th c. AD) — above all Plutarch, himself a priest of Apollo at Delphi — writing about a process all agreed was already past its prime.
Fact sheet
Tick each one once you can say it from memory.
Practice drills
Questions and options reshuffle every time. Pick an answer to reveal the explanation.
Timed mock