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Delphi |
an ancient town in central Greece; site of the oracle of Apollo. |
Delphic |
of or concerning the oracle of Apollo in ancient Greece. |
Gordian knot |
in Greek legend, a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great, after an oracle had said it could be untied only by the next ruler of Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, or having the nature of an oracle; prophetic; wise; mysterious. [1/3 definitions] |
Pythian |
of or pertaining to ancient Delphi, the temple of Apollo there, or the oracle of that temple. [1/2 definitions] |
pythoness |
a priestess of Apollo at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracle. [1/2 definitions] |
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