Oracular

Notably, from the Cumaean Sibyl (an oracular priestess), he purchased the Sibylline Books, which were believed to contain important prophecies about the future of Rome.

Hurston wrote her oracular essay in 1934, nearly 20 years before Luther Vandross was born, but she named a tradition that he would uphold in his own time.

A lot of people came to Connecticut-born psych-pop group MGMT via their hit song, “Kids,” from their debut record Oracular Spectacular, released in 2007.

Every year they visited Elephantine, and at certain intervals took the image of Isis up river to the land of the Blemmyes for oracular purposes.

He believes that they used caves as a Dionysian oracular temple, based upon Dashwood’s reading of the relevant chapters of Rabelais.

In addition to its oracular power, the I Ching has had a major influence on the philosophy, literature and statecraft of China since the Zhou period.

In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called khrēsmoi (χρησμοί) in Greek.

It is more probable that this art was introduced later from Anatolia and regenerated an existing oracular cult that was local to Delphi and dormant in several areas of Greece.

Minoan origin Ornamented golden Minoan labrys It seems an oracular cult existed in Delphi from the Mycenaean ages.

On the seventh day of each month, she would be led by two attended oracular priests, with her face veiled in purple.

Oracular procedure In the traditions associated with Apollo, the oracle only gave prophecies during the nine warmest months of each year.

Oracular sanctuaries to Apollo were established in other sites.

Pythia used oleander as a complement during the oracular procedure, chewing its leaves and inhaling their smoke.

The Havamal and other sources relate the sacrifice of Odin for the oracular Runes whereby he lost an eye (external sight) and won wisdom (internal sight; insight ).

The oracle of Wadjet may have been the source for the oracular tradition which spread from Egypt to Greece.

The pediment shows the story of Heracles stealing Apollo's tripod that was strongly associated with his oracular inspiration.

They, comparing the oracular response with this occurrence, decided that this was the person whom the god told them the wagon would bring.