Oracle at Delphi

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Oracle at Delphi By : Raymond , Reina and Cynthia

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Oracle at Delphi

By : Raymond , Reina and Cynthia

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Do Now What can you describe of this picture?

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EQ How did the Oracle at Delphi influence Greek

mythology

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Who Was Pythia? The Oracle of Delphi was the

most important shine in all Greece. Pythia, was the priestess at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Important people like Alexandra the Great and the king of Persian came to her for their question in the future to be answered.

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Pythia and gasesPythia –the priestess will sit at the

center at Delphi and inhale ethylene gasses and therefore foretold the future. Pythia never gave straight

answers. People think that she was possess by Apollo and that a priest will

interoperate it

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Questions Who was Pythia ? What does she do to tell the future? Does she give straight answers ? What God was she possess by ? A) Zeus B) Apollo C) Athena D) Raymond