Charles Sandison, Garden of Pythia (work in progress). Courtesy of the artist. PCAI artwork commission Observer caught up with Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the founder of PCAI and a passionate patron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Built of stone, with relief styles on the walls and an impressive floor, the World Centre for Circular Economy and Culture is a ...

Ancient writers claimed the Oracle of Delphi entered trances after inhaling vapors from the earth. Modern scientists tested whether geological gases could explain her visions. Early studies suggested ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

In the Amfissa Valley, an ancient footpath winds through thousand-year-old olive groves to the ancient ruins of Delphi — and a haunting cave shrouded in legend and folklore. According to Greek ...

The Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, was known for ambiguous prophecies. Divinely possessed by Apollo, the Pythia would utter prophecies in a trance-like state, leaving an attendant priest to interpret ...