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  2. Delphic maxims - Wikipedia

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    Another popular theory held that the maxims were first spoken by the Delphic oracle, and therefore represented the wisdom of the god Apollo. [10] Clearchus of Soli , among others, attempted to reconcile the two accounts by claiming that Chilon, enquiring of the oracle what was best to be learnt, received the answer "Know thyself", and ...

  3. Apollo - Wikipedia

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    It was very commonly used by both the Greeks and Romans for Apollo's role as the god of light. Like other Greek deities, he had a number of others applied to him, reflecting the variety of roles, duties, and aspects ascribed to the god. However, while Apollo has a great number of appellations in Greek myth, only a few occur in Latin literature.

  4. List of oracular statements from Delphi - Wikipedia

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    In that year, nearby Kirra levied a toll on pilgrims, which ushered in the First Sacred War. After 5 years of struggle, the Oracle decreed that the site of Kirra be left fallow, sacred to Apollo. This ushered in a period of great prosperity.

  5. Know thyself - Wikipedia

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    Another popular theory held that the maxims were first spoken by the Delphic oracle, and therefore represented the wisdom of the god Apollo. [7] Clearchus of Soli , among others, attempted to reconcile the two accounts by claiming that Chilon, enquiring of the oracle what was best to be learnt, received the answer "know thyself", and ...

  6. Pythia - Wikipedia

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    During the Greek Dark Age, from the 11th to the 9th century BC, [27] a new god of prophecy, Apollo, was said to have seized the temple and expelled the twin guardian serpents of Gaia, whose bodies he wrapped around the caduceus. Later myths stated that Phoebe or Themis had "given" the site to Apollo, rendering its seizure by priests of the new ...

  7. With 90-year-olds running marathons, 70-year-olds becoming kings, and so much more, life is full of possibilities. Middle age has often been used to account for everything from surprising mid-life ...

  8. Cylix of Apollo - Wikipedia

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    White ground, Attic, c. 460, Apollo pours a libation, detail. [1] The few pottery exhibits of the Delphi Archaeological Museum include a famous shallow bowl with an unusual depiction of the god Apollo. In the white-ground red-figure technique, it was found in a grave underneath the museum.

  9. Millions sing it each year on New Year's. What are the lyrics ...

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    Each year when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people around the world sing one song in unison. "Auld Lang Syne" has long been a hit at New Year's parties in the U.S. as people join ...