Oracle of Delphi (The Pythia)
Oracle of Delphi (The Pythia)
The Oracles of Delphi (a.k.a. the Pythias) were complete know-it-alls. Literally: they knew everything. They got the inside scoop about the future from Apollo, god of prophecy, so they totally knew everything that was going to happen. There were tons of different Oracles over the years—mostly young virgins drafted from the area surrounding the village of Delphi. For centuries, pilgrims traveled from all around the Mediterranean to the slopes of Mount Parnassus, where the Oracles gave out their cryptic prophecies (for a price). It was like Googling "What's my future?" and actually getting an answer.
Basic Information
| Name | Oracles of Delphi |
| Nickname | The Pythias, Little Miss Know-It-Alls |
| Sex | Females |
| Current city | Elysium (We miss Delphi!) |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Seeresses Priestesses of Apollo |
| Education | Apollo's School of Prophecy |
Beliefs
| Political views | What's the point when you know what's going to happen anyway? |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | There were tons of us, so we had tons of different parents. |
| Siblings | A whole bunch. |
| Children | We took vows of chastity, so not too many. |
| Friends | Apollo (a great god to serve) Priests of Apollo (who helped run our temple) |
| Enemies | Emperor Theodosius I (the stupid Roman who shut down Delphi) |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Sworn virgins |
| Interested in | We only have eyes for Apollo. |
Favorites
| Quotations | "The ancient oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing." – Socrates "Prophecy: Two bull's eyes out of a possible million." – Mark Twain "Where there is no vision, the people perish." – Proverb "Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes." – from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles "You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine" – from "Dancing Queen" by ABBA |
| Books | One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco (Life really starts to seem this absurd once you know everything that's going to happen.) "Dream-Land" by Edgar Allan Poe (This poem totally describes what it's like when we go into one of our trances.) "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot (We're not going to tell if the last lines of this poem are true or not.) "Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock" by Wallace Stevens The Time Machine by H.G. Wells "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton Oedipus the King by Sophocles (Hey, we tried to warn him.) "The Mind is an Enchanting Thing" by Marianne Moore The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger |
| Music | Crazy by Patsy Cline (You can't help but be a little crazy after inhaling fumes all day.) Lights by Ellie Goulding (Yes!) Karma Chameleon by Culture Club Dancing Queen by ABBA (Little known fact: this is a great song to prophesize to.) Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles (Lucy was totally one of us.) Maximal Crazy by Tiesto (Yeah, we can't get enough trance music.) Where is My Mind? by the Pixies |
| Movies | The Matrix (We're all about the Oracle.) Final Destination Donnie Darko (weird, but awesome) Mulholland Drive Paranormal Activity Looper Vision Minority Report |
| TV Shows | Touch Medium Carnivale |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | Fortune cookies Volcanoes Crystal balls Tarot cards |
| Activities | Receiving generous donations Inhaling fumes Predicting the future |
| Interests | Prognostication |
| Groups | Seers and Seeresses League of Prophets Fortunetellers No Boys! Apollo Fan Club |