The childless King Aegeus receives a prophecy from the goddess Themis regarding the birth of his son. The goddess is seated on the Delphic tripod in the role of Pythia, the Delphic prophetess - the scene is depicted on an Attic red-figure drinking cup, c. 440–430 BC
The most profound truths often reside in the spaces between certainty.
Ancient oracles—t…
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