The Oracle of Delphi, Priestess Pythia, Who Spoke Truth to Power

The Oracle of Delphi, Priestess Pythia, Who Spoke Truth to Power

Lycurgus Consulting the priestess Pythia at the Oracle of Delphi. Credit: Wikipedia/Public domain. In a time and place that offered few career opportunities for women, the job of the priestess of Apollo at the Oracle of Delphi stands out. Her position was at the centre of one of the most powerful religious institutions of ancient Greece. The competing Greek city states had few overarching authorities (political or otherwise), so the significance…