So What WAS the Deal with the Oracle of Delphi?
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- Опубликовано: 15 фев 2024
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For two millennia, the mystery of the Oracle of Delphi has perplexed scholars and scientists. Who were these ancient prophetesses? Were they really speaking with the voice of Apollo? Or is there actually a scientific explanation? Come learn with me!
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Sources
“Delphi: the History of the Center of the Ancient World” by Michael Scott
“The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi” by William J. Broad
“The Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles” by Michael Wood
“Earth, Breath, Frenzy: The Delphic Oracle” by Steven Connor in
Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism
“The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses” By Joseph Fontenrose
“The Geological Origins of the Oracle at Delphi, Greece” by Jelle Z. de Boer and J. R. Hale for the Geological Society vol. 171
“Knowing when to consult the oracle at Delphi” by Alun Salt and Efrosyni Boutsikas for Antiquity vol. 79 issue 305
“The Oracle at Delphi: The Pythia and the Pneuma, Intoxicating Gas Finds, and Hypotheses” by Jelle Z. de Boer for Toxicology in Antiquity (Second Edition): History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
“Questioning the Delphic Oracle” by John R. Hale, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Jeffrey P. Chanton and Henry A. Spiller for Scientific American vol. 289 no. 2
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I love that the Apollo drawing the background says “aghh I have prophecies tomorrow” 😂👍
Geologist, PhD here. This video was SO MUCH FUN and exceptionally accurate - discussions ranging from the nature of bituminous limestone to ethylene volatilization risks. I'm seriously impressed! GNEISS work on this! :D
Inhaling ethylene fumes couldn't have been healthy...maybe the real reason for the "Winter Break" was to give the poor Pythia time to recover.
The idea that cannabis was common in the region but NO ONE ever said "it smells like weed in here" is enough for me. I can't go anywhere weed smoke is/has been without someone pointing it out lol
"And for some reason the only thing helping me is Dr Pepper" -- optimal moment for an in-video link to the Snake Oil Tierlist video, hehe
Interestingly, ethylene is VERY flammable, and the fact that there was no documented source of flames in that room is highly suggestive that it might indeed be ethylene! LOVE this theory!
The biggest problem I had teaching Greek mythology and religion in New Zealand was convincing my students that there were possible interpretations of Delphi beyond the money-making scam they all immediately assumed it was. This is what happens when you let Goths win the Enlightenment.
If nothing else, this is a much more fun version of the phrase "she's come down with a case of the vapors."
It sounds like the difference between the Oracle of Delphi and random oracles busking on the streets was basically the difference between a small town fortune teller and John Edwards. Production value. Everything else was probably the same old party tricks.
I can't read the episode title without thinking of Jerry Seinfeld Live! At The Agora being like "So WHaaAAAaaT's the deal with the Oracle of Delphi??"
I am actually more surprised nobody really cared what Dionysus thought
The Pythia was also known to chew on leaves of oleander and inhale its fumes as it burned. These fumes, when inhaled, can lead to symptoms similar to those of epilepsy, which was known as the “sacred disease.” I remember reading a while ago that such fumes were likely led through the air vents and probably to just below the Pythia’s seat, as traces of burnt oleander had also been found in an underground chamber at Delphi. This would also explain why the Oracle was only available in the summer months (oleander flowers from early summer to mid-autumn and inhaling its fumes regularly for a prolonged amount of time can shorten an individual’s lifespan significantly), and might also explain the entire “the goats go crazy there” thing, as they may have eaten the oleander growing in the vicinity, though I have no idea how goats are affected by it in comparison to humans.
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I have to admit, as a Greek and an amateur archaeologist (I had to abandon my studies midway due to financial reasons :( ) I got a bit tense in the first minute of the video. I'm really used to westerners jumping to conclusions or using terrible sources in their research and discourse, so I have to say, I was immensely relieved and very pleasantly surprised as you carried on. Your sources are excellent, exactly the kind I'd reach for while I was still studying the subject in university and you approached the topic from a great position of neutrality, without resorting to presentism. Even your humour is on point and put a smile on my face; I'm sorta fed up with over-the-top humour and reactions and your chill approach is so much more enjoyable. I was especially happy about how frank you were regarding the fact that for a lot of things about the ancient world, we're just never going to have concrete answers. I wish more people would digest that fact and stop trying to impose modern morals and rationality to ancient ways of thought we simply can't understand anymore. It's not a bad thing; it's just the nature and effect of time and change in human society. The further we move away from an old way of thinking, the more alien it will seem to us.
OMG you, covering the oracle?!? I'm obsessed with the spiritual practices of ancient Greece like visiting the oracle or the Dionysiac rituals. Thank you!!! 😊
my name is delphi and I really enjoyed this video. full of positive affirmations about how amazing Delphi is.
I truly appreciated your warning, “And don’t be asking Apollo any stupid questions.”
Is that a crown of parsley & wild lettuce?
A geology nerd who also really likes history, the entire time I was “Why didn’t they do a survey for faults? Greece is VERY VOLCANIC, there could be all sorts of natural gasses!!!” And I feel. So vindicated.