The Story of the Delphic Sibyl

Almost every culture in the world has reserved a special place in society for people believed to have been endowed with prophetic powers. The ancient Greco-Roman world had a few such prophetic traditions. One of the best-known is that of the Sibyls. It was believed that, when she entered into an entranced state, a Sibyl… [Read More]

Alexander The Great And Oracles

Alexander the Great was an ancient warrior and king of Macedonia who would conquer most of the known world from the Himalayan mountains of Asia to Egypt and doing so in a surprisingly short time and at a surprisingly young age Though Alexander lived only into his thirties, 2000 years after his death, he is… [Read More]