The Delphic oracle

Preface ......Page 4
I. Introduction ......Page 10
II. The Origin of the Oracle ......Page 12
III. The procedure of the Oracle ......Page 26
I. The Oracle and Colonization ......Page 54
II. The Oracle and Sparta in Early Times ......Page 87
III. Delphi to the End of the First Sacred War ......Page 104
IV. The Oracle and the Tyrants ......Page 119
V. The Oracle and Lydia ......Page 131
VI. The Oracle\'s Activity till Xerxes\' Invasion ......Page 146
VII. The Persian Invasion ......Page 170
VIII. The Oracle till the end of the Peloponnesian War ......Page 185
IX. The Oracle to the Batlle of Leucra ......Page 208
X. The Third Sacred War ......Page 221
XI. The Pythia Philippizes ......Page 238
XII. The Oracle in the Hellenistic Period ......Page 249
XIII. The Oracle and the Roman Republic ......Page 270
XIV. The Oracle under the Roman Emperors ......Page 288
I. The Oracle in Greek Myths (a) Typical Examples ......Page 298
II. The Oracle in Greek Myths (b) The Major Epic ......Page 312
III. The Oracle and Greek Religion (a) The Major Deities ......Page 323
IV. The Oracle and Greek Religion (b) Dionysus ......Page 333
V. The Oracle and Greek Religion (c) The Heroes ......Page 343
VI. The Oracle and Greek Religion (d) Particular questions of cult ......Page 365
VII. The Oracle and Greek Religion (e) In late periods ......Page 374
VIII. The Oracle and Moral Questions ......Page 381
IX. The Oracle and the Private Enquirer ......Page 396
X. Conclusion ......Page 419
Select Bibliography ......Page 425
Index ......Page 430