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Revision as of 18:07, 12 March 2013
Oracle Altheia is the Oracle of Delphi.
Greek Mthyology
The Oracle of Delphi, commonly known as the Pythia, was the priestess at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, beneath the Castalian Spring. The Pythia was widely credited for her prophecies inspired by Apollo. The Delphic oracle was established in the 8th century BC, there is evidence that Apollo took over the shrine from an earlier dedication to Gaia. Her oracular powers appeared to be associated with vapors from the Kerna spring waters that flowed under the temple. It has often been suggested that these vapors may have been hallucinogenic gases. The name 'Pythia' derived from Pytho, which in myth was the original name of Delphi. The Greeks derived this place name from the verb, pythein, which refers to the decomposition of the body of the monstrous Python after it was slain by Apollo.
God of War: Ascension
The Oracle of Delphi, knowns as Altheia, resides in the temple of the oracle, she is 'guarded' by Pollux and Castor who ask for tributes in return for an audience. She most likely uses the Sacred Mists of Delphi to see visions and effectively see the future due to the mists' aging powers.
Triva
- The word Aletheia is the Greek and Ancient Greek word for truth. Parmenides, among other Greek philosophers, used the term to personify truth. Aletheia was known to the Romans as Veritas.