WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Pythia (/ˈpɪiə/; Ancient Greek: [pyːˈtʰíaː]) was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She specifically served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pythia (priestess) of the Greek oracle at Delphi often went into an ecstatic state during which she uttered sounds revealed to her by the python (the snake, the symbol of resurrection), after drinking water from a certain spring.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre, “to speak” and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delphi oracles did not “make predictions”. They went into trance and were “channeling Gods”, who spoke through them. It was often gibberish coming out of their mouths. Male priests recorded all which was said, and then interpreted the answer for the asker.

Detailed explanation-5: -Oracles are able to see into the future, though the process can be taxing. The more distant the future is, more tiring it is for the Oracle. If the Oracle is powerful enough, he can divine several years into the future, but this is a very rare power and only extremely powerful Oracles are able to do so.