Oracle of the Dead - A Visit in Nekromanteion of Greece

The ancient nekromanteion (oracle of the dead) is located on the north bank of the river Acheron, in Greece. Book your tour here: gyg.me/QqMnV8yj
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In ancient times the sanctuary belonged to the Thesprotians, one of the early Greek tribes
who settled in Epirus about 2000 BC.
The main sanctuary is surrounded by a rectangular polygonal enclosure
wall , the ceiling of which is formed by fifteen arches. This is the sacred room, the palace of Hades
and Persephone, where the ghosts of the dead appeared to communicate
with those consulting the oracle.
Smaller rooms and corridors have been located to the north, south and
east of the main sanctuary, which were used to prepare visitors psychologically and physically, since contact between the living and the dead was not unattended by danger.
Pilgrims had to follow a special diet of beans and lupins, created the necessary preconditions for communicating with the souls of the dead.
Visitors departed from the sanctuary by a different road, and were required to keep silent about all they had seen and heard, to avoid being guilty of impiety towards the gods of the Underworld.
The nekromanteion was burned down by the Romans in 167 BC. The west courtyard was reoccupied in the 1st c. BC. From that time onwards the region went into decline. In the 18th c., a Christian monastery was built on the ancient ruins.

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