worldhistoryfacts:A depiction of the priestess of Delphi from an ancient krater. The priestess of De
worldhistoryfacts:A depiction of the priestess of Delphi from an ancient krater. The priestess of Delphi would engage in divination by sitting on the tripod in the foreground and perhaps inhaling gases coming up from a crack in the earth below. After entering a trancelike state, she would pronounce a (usually vague) prediction or prescription. -- source link