This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...the question hamming sound made by the priestess whether the name MiKtoaai for the in her frenzy explained the word (Journ. Delphian priestesses descends from the Philol. xiv, p. no; cf. Demetfr, vol. 3, older cult of Gaia; for it seems to have p. 93; Artemis, R. 133; Cook in Hell. bern specially in vogue for the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...the question hamming sound made by the priestess whether the name MiKtoaai for the in her frenzy explained the word (Journ. Delphian priestesses descends from the Philol. xiv, p. no; cf. Demetfr, vol. 3, older cult of Gaia; for it seems to have p. 93; Artemis, R. 133; Cook in Hell. bern specially in vogue for the priestesses Journ. 1895, 1-J4). ofDemeter.. It might really have become We know that collections of oracles a generic name for the ministrants of a were made in ancient times for historical prophetic or mystic cult: Professor purposes, vide PluL de Pyth. Orac. Robertson Smith suggested that the p. 403 F. FARSILL. iv o But it is also true, as we have seen, that in the very early period Delphi was an important religious centre; and as Z colonization pushed the outposts of Hellenism to the far ends of the Mediterranean world and beyond, a movement in which the oracle played a most important part, cult-relations were naturally established between distant communities and the Pythian temple-state. That she cherished these vigorously is sufficiently explained by obvious utilitarian motives, and we need not impute to her a specially lofty purpose or a disinterested devotion to an ideal beyond the range of the ordinary Greek priesthood. Doubtless, in her zenith, she had very great influence; and if Greek international relations and Greek temperament had been other than they were, it is conceivable that Delphi might have exercised an almost papal power in the sphere of politics and in the realm of conscience. The institution and recognition of an oracular centre brings religion into immediate and continual relation with politics. And the practice of consulting the various oracles on matters of public as well as private import, was certainly in vogue during t...
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