A day in the life of the oracle of Delphi - Mark Robinson

Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies.
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As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single oracle known as the Pythia communicates Apollo’s will. Reserved only for women, this is the most important job in the city- and one that Aristonike will soon have to take on if city council officials decide she meets their standards. Mark Robinson outlines a day in the life of an Oracle-in-training.
Lesson by Mark Robinson, directed by WOW-HOW Studio.
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[@hdwnkt]

Imagine traveling all the way from Sicily for a prophecy just to wait another month because a goat was feeling a bit warm that day

[@senorguy3858]

Sicily is still in the neighbourhood If you came from AFGHANISTAN! dead.

[@okgibberish6771]

I don’t know an excuse to stay a month & rest might be welcome 💁‍♀️

[@capybara540]

@@okgibberish6771 ı don’t think the temple provide you with shelter and food lmao

[@marmono8450]

@@capybara540 they did actually but you had to give gift to Πυθία (it's the priestess but I don't remember how you write it in English)

[@asmijain4919]

@@marmono8450 pythia?

[@ZOCCOK]

Goat doesn't shudder Visitors: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*

[@_fedmar_]

*My - month - is ruined

[@drot13]

Good day, sir! I say good day, sir!

[@hakimdiwan5101]

@@drot13 What's so good in this day?

[@drot13]

@@hakimdiwan5101 I think @ZOCCOK knows what... :-)

[@nguyenvpicipmu]

@@hakimdiwan5101 I see, you don't know the decorum

[@daisyslusher1281]

“Typically, Aristonike would pause to admire the athletes” okay girl ;)

[@EliasBlind]

A girl gotta eat

[@misterminutes4504]

Can't blame her though. Those dudes are packing 😬

[@emilybarclay8831]

Hot Prophet Summer

[@CraftyTeo]

we saw that blush

[@gsiya4023]

Gotta see some 🙈

[@PramkLuna]

Tip for any heroes: Oracles are never wrong, they are just very misleading

[@misterminutes4504]

Correction: *Oracles are never wrong. Yourself is misleading.

[@Helloknight]

Oracles are never wrong. You are human

[@nab1189]

Correction* Oracle, smoricle. You're intuition just sucks

[@vinnytran5204]

@@nab1189 Correction* Oracle, smoricle. *Your** grammar just sucks

[@nab1189]

@@vinnytran5204 correction: don't correct me

[@vehx9316]

The secret is : Just wing it.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

"There is no secret ingredient".

[@MinecraftAgency12]

The secret is: drugs!

[@alex2005z]

@Rama Bhattacharyya ah I see you are a man of culture as well

[@virginia644]

The secret is hallucinogens lol

[@vatsalmehta477]

@Rama Bhattacharyya Technoblade NEVER dies

[@ShortHax]

“So what I told you was true, from a certain point of view.”

[@dukeofwellington8898]

"You told me ,Vader killed my father!"

[@oiaeyu]

Rhyming is very persuasive if you're an oracle

[@SumiEwiets-idgaf]

It pains me how certain people Can't understand this simple fact It's Not Worth your time to Waste Your time on Certain people indeed

[@tns6862]

Dammit Obi-Wan!

[@misterminutes4504]

Hey, that rhymes

[@lizardguyNA]

Sacrificial cake? This whole oracle thing was just a scam to get free cake, wasn't it?

[@azulBjort_1406]

That's more or less what I was thinking😂😂😂

[@himanshupriyadarshi1186]

But if the cake would be sacrificed, then there wouldn't be any cake left, will it?

[@weloo_2736]

@@himanshupriyadarshi1186 why would they sacrifice cake? seems like a waste.

[@himanshupriyadarshi1186]

@@weloo_2736 true! That's quite pathetic if you ask me

[@mreow8721]

@@weloo_2736 to apollo? so he accepts their request or something, not sure. Thats just their religion

[@andrewk.8574]

One famous oracle from the delphi given to a man is: "You will go, you will return not in the war shall you die" where the meaning changes if you put the comma before or after not.

[@dipranjanmayur7433]

That's why, in MACBETH, Shakespeare teaches us not to believe in ambiguous prophecies. 'Just know yourself' and 'nothing in excess' are perfectly portrayed there. ❤️❤️

[@krispi1481]

Ηξεις αφίξεις ουκ εν πολεμώ θνηξεις

[@FirstLast-ws7zw]

Imagine being told this after waiting a month.

[@Sanjaykumar-zr8my]

@@dipranjanmayur7433 that is more or less overshadowing the beauty of ambiguous language . Apollo gives ambiguous answers so we could further our deciphering ability . You won't be handed over everything . Piece together clues and there you go .

[@valhatan3907]

Damnnn it It sounds really cool

[@ishitad007]

Aristonike: I think the people like me "They only like you because you're the chosen Oracle" Aristonike: But I am the Chosen Oracle

[@the_otter5936]

*hits head with book*

[@ratthew123]

Hello, fellow Potterhead

[@a1001ku]

*smack*

[@nishantray3207]

*smacks head with book*

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

**smack** Oh, um, sorry

[@ruchika1132]

"Know your self and nothing in excess" simply beautiful.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

It's "Nothing in excess" and yes, those sentences are great.

[@ruchika1132]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 gotcha ❤

[@sureindubitably3771]

Quite similar to Socrates's "Know thyself"

[@Vugen18]

@@sureindubitably3771 They where beknown to eachother and i think i read that she once told ppl that socrates was the wises man she had met.

[@idlevillager3763]

from all that I've read about Apollo it's really not appropriate though, the guy has so many themes/domains/hobbies it's really hard to define what he is the god off exactly and he's excessive in many in his actions, as well as (above averagely) rapey

[@coffeetea8577]

And Rachel Dare with her blue hairbrush just somehow bypassed all this training 😂😂

[@samsam-nx2gq]

Modern times buddy

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

Demand and supply, really When demand is Olympus high but supply is one, you take what you get

[@THINKPATH]

fun fact: did you know that more people die from pigs than from sharks?! i will post regular vids like this so make sure to subscribe!! btw i'm a kid!!

[@a.human.]

Ah, good old days when all I did was read Rick Riordan's books

[@yit21]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT!

[@michaelweiske702]

The truth about the Oracle's insight is that her chamber was situated above a sulfer deposit. The fumes would rise into the chamber, and the oracle would breathe them in, causing some hallucinogenic properties. Much of what the Oracle would say would be gibberish, and her interpreters would repeat these insights in more comprehensible Greek.

[@abelkoh2723]

Enter the creativity chamber for insight

[@goemon9378]

too bad they didn't have LSD back then

[@raqueljardim5966]

I'm not sure that theory of the sulfer deposit is proven - apparently, the "explanation of a chasm that emitted gas is not seen in the source material until the first century BC. This allusion seems to appear in the later sources, many of which were written by Christians who aimed to dismiss 'pagan' rituals and traditions such as the Oracle." Not saying the Oracle wasn't high on something, though xD

[@michaelweiske702]

@@raqueljardim5966 this was what I was informed of during a college course in Classical Mythology.

[@narxes]

@@goemon9378 they had other hallucinogens

[@wheelie_bin]

"who sprinkle the water the goat" *dumps the entire bowl on it*

[@letsomethingshine]

"There WILL be prophesy today!"

[@nr6916]

Then I’m confused how the goat doesn’t shudder lol

[@AymenDZA]

That goat holds more power than the oracles, just saying

[@dehinayadav1111]

😂😂

[@Eric6761]

Could he beat Goku tho?

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

Phytia to Aristonike : "Y'know the drill girl. Just talk in a fancy and cryptic way and everything will be just fine"

[@hridaan722]

I remember when times were simpler and gods fate depended upon the shuddering of a goat.

[@altejoh]

These days it is more dependent on a groundhog.

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

Heheh made me smile have my like owo

[@skyb994]

I like how their hair bounces when they move

[@ephsee8669]

The quality of animation is incredibly good, and there’s so much variation too, no 2 videos look the same

[@captainbarbosa6567]

It must be all that flow of predictions that create the bounce 😅

[@mrhotdog0262]

"O' Wise Oracle, should we fight off the Romans?" "na"

[@batozorange]

“K”

[@cazwalt9013]

I wish greeks conquered the romans not the other way around

[@NitemareMoon]

Aristonike: "Finally, I can learn the Phythia's secret to contacting Apollo and prophesyi-" The Pythia: "Volcanic fumes." Aristonike: "uhm, excuse me?" Pythia: "yeah, we get stoned out of our mind then give our opinion. Pretty sweet huh?"

[@adarshmohapatra5058]

@Fahd The King Pretty believable, considering that there are more than 600 million pigs in the world, while there are only 50-80 shark attacks a year worldwide.

[@DrakeOola]

@@adarshmohapatra5058 What did they say? The person they were replying to deleted their comment...

[@desireepierce8940]

🤣🤣

[@minarie2865]

That's why they had cakes as sacrificial offering. Because of the munchies.

[@awesomeladlad2967]

We honestly don't really know exactly if they were volcanic fumes. All we know is that some cool smokey fumes would come up whenever she prophesied

[@ZOCCOK]

"I'm the wisest person in Greece because I'm the only one wise enough to know that I'm wrong" - The Oracle of Delphi

[@aryan3229]

I hate self-referential statements.

[@letsomethingshine]

Hey, I thought that quote was about Socrates or Diogenes.

[@azulizachan7595]

@@letsomethingshine It _was_ about Socrates

[@Tania-rg7jp]

It’s was about to wisdom to know there is higher level information than mind.

[@foamandfog3112]

The oracle of Delphi’s given prophecy: The if but then why and however if you yes but on the contrary no the when but yes and maybe indeed. Guy who traveled over 1,000 miles to hear if his country should go to war: makes sense

[@Sanjaykumar-zr8my]

This is not how it happens dude . Though it is ambiguous but has a deep rooted meaning unlike the words you have written that makes no sense whatsoever.

[@pizza4stagioni]

@@Sanjaykumar-zr8my Umm no, it didn't have a deeper meaning it was just make-believe; I mean, the oracles didn't really come in contact with the gods nor they were highly educated or had any particular set of skills, so they weren't really fit to give very important or very precise advices/premonitions

[@foamandfog3112]

@@Sanjaykumar-zr8my I didn’t mean any offense with this! I understand that this is not how it happened, I was simply trying to make a joke about it.

[@foamandfog3112]

@@pizza4stagioni just because it was a religious occurrence to gods not believed to exist today doesn’t mean there weren’t deeper meanings within what was said. The human mind of the oracles were not separate from the religious aspect, and it obviously took some thinking and maneuvering of the given message to make it make sense.

[@pizza4stagioni]

@@foamandfog3112 Pay attention; what the Oracle were saying might have make sense, but there was no deeper meaning to it for the reasons I explained earlier; also, stop caring about other people emotional distress, you made a joke and wether someone gets offended by it or not you're better off not caring; bye 👋🏻

[@dionysus913]

A common theme in myths is people trying to prevent their fates after a visit to the Oracle. I guess they found her predictions, Apollo-ing!

[@Sanjaykumar-zr8my]

And I guess that's the beauty and truth of human nature trying to avoid the unpleasant but inevitable events of life .

[@caitlinpanter468]

This comment is underapreciated

[@rossalbertdelacruz6751]

That inevitable and pleasant future will only get right if you avoid it

[@PrabhjotSingh-wg8lz]

Did you watch osp

[@sayanchakraborty2619]

“Keeping an open mind is more important than finding a single answer”. Ted-Ed impresses me with every new video!

[@albertamalachi3560]

Trainee: "So, how do I become the Oracle?" Pythia: "Well, what do you think?" Trainee: "Uhm. I guess you gotta get high with the gods and chill with Apollo?" Pythia: "Getting high and chill with the gods? I guess you could say that."

[@mbbbits4847]

As a Greek, I sincerely thank you for communicating elements of my culture that I myself was not aware of. Εξαιρετική δουλειά! Thank you

[@gay-flower]

Personally, my favorite tale of an oracle of Delphi was one who hit Kronos square in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush. Legendary.

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

Percy Jackson. Pretty legendary tho

[@rujulak9296]

Rachel is my fave character in Percy Jackson

[@dornat98]

Ah! I see you are a man of culture as well!

[@AquaEclipse324]

I see you are a person of culture as well

[@Sandpiperart]

Rachel. a

[@galleryg998]

It doesn’t matter if its 2020 AD or 2020 BC, we all be thirsty

[@i_wholeheartedly_refuse]

Me- *read every SINGLE Percy Jackson Book.* Lets see.....

[@rachel2259]

it's ME

[@ZOCCOK]

Mario

[@kaelynshen7528]

Relatable.

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

I don't know why, but I really like these a day in a life of videos. I feel immersed in the past and it also gives me some inspiration for any sort of writing material

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

I was so relieved when they sacrificed a cake instead of the shuddering goat.

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

My Riordanverse knowledge comes in handy here

[@kindred2550]

Now we know the history behind Rachel Elizabeth Dare's powers

[@lalithaditya873]

So true

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

@@kindred2550 indeed

[@azulBjort_1406]

Yes that's exactly what I was thinking about ✌️

[@aprilchen1268]

The Percyversy

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you!

[@ozb1010]

Not true, they could bash your head with a rock till you forget what you learnt

[@andiahmadafiq2821]

Sounds like a challenge

[@uglyfense7754]

Amnesia?

[@user-he4ef9br7z]

Alzeimers

[@MyDavidPutnam]

@@ozb1010 I was going to say the same thing. It’s all about the brain.

[@thereal_Achilles]

Me, who has read almost every book and series of Rick Riordan : *cracks knuckles* let's see just how much i already know

[@lilcrystalplays9571]

same, except I have read them all

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

Same

[@rachel2259]

it's me

[@animeshpati5525]

same mate, read all of them

[@lucypogcute]

Idk much

[@rosetigress]

I really like Ted-Ed's videos. They are so informative, but presented in an accessible way.

[@matthewshatto6787]

I've seen some people claim it was just "winging it" but this overlooks the craziest part. Some other prophetic gods, such as Dionysus, communicated through "ritual insanity" which involved getting drunk and thrashing around. The Pythia, however, would speak in perfect hexametrical verse when giving her prophecies. That still blows my mind when I think about it!

[@ZOCCOK]

Oracle in Training: What is the secret to your wisdom Oracle: *Meth*

[@dkaloger5720]

actually it is said there was natural gas in the area i.e. METHane

[@sureindubitably3771]

Oracle: yea meth and natural gasses found around the temple....nothing much tbh

[@desireepierce8940]

🤣😂🤣

[@amateraceon5202]

Nowadays she just attends Clarion Ladies Academy

[@cccaaa702]

I see what you mean...

[@anntan7303]

My man

[@anntan7303]

RED

[@veryberry39]

@@THINKPATH Stop spamming, kid.

[@skye_flakes]

And carries blue hair brushes

[@lucypogcute]

TED-ED: lessons so good you cannot believe Us: WOW

[@lucypogcute]

31 pog cool

[@a.human.]

Videos like these remind of the great adventures I had with Greek and Roman mythology reading Rick Riordan's books.💕

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

They sure do

[@Sandpiperart]

AAUUUUUG YEAS😊

[@athrash5136]

ever since i was a little kid, i always wanted to be an oracle. i felt myself called to it, and would give prophesies to other children

[@manasdhanpawde496]

any of them come true??

[@cccaaa702]

Literally anyone who has read Percy Jackson including me: Hmmm... oooh... well we know...

[@GenerationX1984]

The gods bleed gold blood that's poison to mortals called the ichor but nobody ever puts that in Greek mythology based fiction. I feel like we're missing out on a great story where a Kratos-like hero tries to kill a god but nearly dies as the ichor seers his flesh. That would be epic.

[@swamp6825]

@@GenerationX1984 I’m pretty sure they mention what you’re talking about in the book Circe! Great read if you haven’t already

[@tekken4granted913]

My heart is always delighted everytime I hear Addison's narration. 💯❤️

[@GuyInc0gnit0]

Shout out to the motion designer for rolling off the parchment roll at 3:55 ! Gotta love such details!

[@BuddhaSunn]

Big up the motion designer

[@mlemthen881]

This series is the best! Its so cool to see the point of view of many interesting people with varying cultures and traditions

[@alexismcgee382]

Oracles giving cryptic answers is like people texting back a long response between a yes or no question and then ending with a “but idk tho so gl” LOL

[@whenablue1524]

the music is always so stunning!! beautifully done video as usual 🥺

[@Shuang_Shuang]

Traveller: Will I marry the girl I like? Oracle: There will be a wedding this year. Traveller: Awesome! Three months later, his sister marries his best friend. Him: Ah, that's what Apollo meant!

[@tomdelany388]

love this animation style!

[@TinyEpics]

This is wonderful! I absolutely love the gorgeous animations.

[@maryluong1633]

The art style is so beautiful!

[@fifi9996]

When the man who wrote this lesson used to be your old A-Level teacher. I remember him showing the mock-up for this lesson ages ago and now finding it makes me really happy and a tiny bit proud to finally see the outcome!! YASSS MARK

[@markrobbo1360]

Glad you like it, hope you still have good memories of our classes!!

[@fifi9996]

MARK OMG HELLO I HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND YES I DO!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

[@neff7031]

Me who already read the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus and memorized all gods/heores names and their myths but still gonna watch this. 😌🖐️✨

[@srujanaswamy4537]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

@@srujanaswamy4537 Me too

[@harlowswife3535]

yesss you guys r back with a day in the life!!!! so happy

[@dauntless3977]

I love TED-ED videos! They are a source of info and entertainment during my online classes. Thank you!

[@awesomeladlad2967]

I searched up everything that the oracle said, and while some were definitely ambiguous, a lot was just straightforward and surprisingly a lot came true

[@megamaniscoolrightguys2749]

It's strange thinking of "ancient Greek religion" as a confusion of ancient stories, superstitions, and a myriad of rituals multiplied by hundreds (if not thousands) of _little cultures,_ but they all had some aspects that kept them spiritually unified, so much so that their religion could resemble modern organized faiths.

[@livtube6145]

I love the Oracle of Delphi and you have shown they mystery past in the best way possible.

[@kendallvenegas6572]

my favorite animation yet! good job

[@maxine4665]

The story about Delphi I was taught is pretty different. Actually, I learnt that the city was built because of mariners who saw dolphins (Apollo's animal) which led them to this place. They understood that Apollo wanted for them to create a city here.

[@lemonysnickett26]

The animation is god tier!

[@cifer8070]

Have i told you how heartwarming his voice is

[@sampauld8827]

you've done it once again, you impressed us

[@paris_2518]

the soundtrack is beautiful omg :0

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

My god, your photo is Solangelo aAHHHHHH

[@GamePlay-fv1bz]

Me, who read Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus: MY TIME HAS COME

[@darthserenity6906]

"keeping an open mind may be more important than finding a single answer" that's deep fam

[@NoName-in3sx]

A wholesome fun fact: According to Aeschylus, the Titaness Phoebe used to own the Oracle of Delphi. Later, she gifted it to her grandson Apollo as a birthday gift. Best grandma in the world ❤

[@0201Cosmic]

That's two of three inscriptions, missing "Surity brings ruin".

[@shivajidhawale5475]

" *I sense that TED-ED will make the best animations and videos for various topics.* " The Oracle Of Delphi.

[@Terrkas0]

I would rate kurzgesagt-in a nutshell better, but TED-ED is also a good choice.

[@neworu8668]

I just wanted to say i love your videos it’s educational and good!

[@robertthomson1587]

I love the letter written in Ancient Greek, confirming Aristonike's appointment. 10 out of 10 for attention to detail.

[@puneetmishra4726]

Apollo must be giving his blessings and insights to Ted-ed.

[@ZOCCOK]

God of War players: *I have prepared for this for my entire life*

[@lucypogcute]

HOW MANY COMMENTS

[@jeffersonsousa4637]

😎

[@SuperBlessedKing]

This is one of my favorite channels. 💜💜💜💜

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Well this was another amazing Ted-ED history lesson with some very awesome animation.

[@chuubaccatheworld9075]

me a pjo reader and mythology geek: well well well look what we have here

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

Yeah

[@journeyman8642]

And Rachel Dare got lucky cuz of throwing that blue plastic hairbrush in Krono’s eyes and skipped training

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

yEAHS

[@ikeekieeki]

thank you for this well animated story

[@jonathanlafleche5984]

The idea of consulting an oracle has always been part of human history and continues with us today. We all like guidance and many of us wish someone would tell us what to do. Some people speak to therapists, some turn to more mystical methods and many more turn to friends and family. We all crave guidance and that has never changed and will never change.

[@Dimapur]

Imagine being a serpent chilling and some dude randomly comes outta nowhere and whack the life outta you.

[@superpeanutcrusade9208]

In mythology, the pytho was sent after Apollo’s mother by Hera, so he killed it.

[@superpeanutcrusade9208]

@Balance of The hill ?

[@superpeanutcrusade9208]

@Balance of The hill Hera is immortal. She can’t be killed.

[@superpeanutcrusade9208]

@Balance of The hill What would killing her priestesses achieve?

[@superpeanutcrusade9208]

@Balance of The hill Well, killing her priestesses would invoke Hera’s wrath, and you don’t want to be within 5km when that happens.

[@giotis_pantel]

Fun fact from a Greek, Pythia was getting high by burning various herbs in order to contact Apollon.

[@etherealenergy9471]

People get possessed while they get high on drugs as well. They are not in control of their bodies, and minds which opens up a door to the demonic.

[@medhabalaji]

People of Ted Ed, Once more a fantastic video. Loved every minute of it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@talithacumiferguson8834]

"Know yourself and nothing in excess." Very wise words indeed.

[@NavajoNinja]

That goat 'is' da GOAT.

[@Jobe-13]

I’ve recently been really desiring to see what the ancient world looked like. Ancient Greece is one of the places I want to see. Old Kingdom Egypt, ancient Israel, and Babylon are other places I’d love to see.

[@LenkaSaratoga]

Why?

[@kedarmeow]

Thank you Ted Ed. For letting us Live those Forgotten Historical Lives. Without You, We'll never knew these people.

[@aliyarabbani324]

Congrats for ur 14M subscribers,, LOVE UR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS

[@benitajennifer8000]

Did anyone started liking Greek myths because of reading Percy Jackson, or is it just me?

[@spilledgenderfluid35]

the whole pjo fandom is here, aren't they?

[@deboragisellibernardo906]

yEAHS WE ARE

[@n9583]

Can we appreciate how good the narrator is?

[@mokshithamanikonda7777]

When I read the title- Oracle of Delphi, first that strikes- PERCY JACKSON

[@aggressivecowplanthammafia9144]

After consulting the Oracle of Delphi, I predict that someone in the comments is going to say "First" despite this not being the case.

[@aggressivecowplanthammafia9144]

jesus, this happened a lot. the actual first person is Usman Khan

[@ZOCCOK]

Ah yes, 'sniff sniff' the smell of wisdom

[@alex2005z]

I predict that tomorrow the sun will rise.

[@sawace1]

What happened to the previous Oracle after she gives up her spot?

[@kindred2550]

She ded

[@veryberry39]

Yeah, I would have liked to hear both what happened to the previous oracle, and what WOULD have happened if the observer said "nope this girl can't be the next oracle"

[@letsomethingshine]

...Because two can keep a secret, when one of them is ded. Do anyone know how State-run religions work? The old lady retires and failed candidates (candidates the rich rulers don't like) go back to work menial labor at the temple.

[@paradox1570]

TED -D VEDIO ARE SO INFORMATIVE

[@Uni-7]

“Lesson worth Sharing”

[@sunnythegreat9312]

I'm sure Apollo must've helped a lot by sharing his PROPHECIES as they say to the oracles just like I'm sure the spell in Egypt to cure scorpion sting was so effective. Ancient civilisations, am I right?

[@maggiejetson7904]

4:08 the secret of her trade is "sell the sizzle, not the steak".

[@raymafaridaanwar4752]

This animation style is my favourite

[@classicsandchill]

So cool! Great video.

[@ZOCCOK]

Let's be honest, the Oracle's just played Bingo in the sacred chamber

[@FlaviusBelisarius-ck6uv]

The Oracles secret: The combination of psychedelic herbs, volcanic fumes, faith, clever wordplay and showmanship. Oh, and a god-fearing society.