Pendulum of Pythia

When it comes to the world's most powerful women, who comes to mind? If you were living in the classical period the answer, without a doubt, would be the Pythia. Pythia is the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi who also served as the oracle. She is also known as the Delphic Oracle, or as we like to call her the Oracle at Delphi. She is undoubtedly the most powerful and influential woman of the classical world, as she was the one in charge of receiving visions and prophecy from Apollo, the chief of the Greek pantheon.When giving her oracles the Pythia would inhale vapors that came from a chasm in the rock. This would enchant her mind with the powers of Apollo. She would writhe and scream. Her eyes turned into thunderbolts and her voice resounded like a trumpet. She'd fall to the floor in a frenzied state and speak the language of the gods. Temple priests would translate what she was saying, as they also had the ability to speak the language of the gods. They'd