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Oracle Bones
Oracle Bones (also known as Dragon's Bones) were the shoulder blades of oxen or plastrons of turtles (the flat underside of the turtle's shell) which were used in the Shang Dynasty of China (c. 1600-1046 BCE) for divination. The symbols carved...
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Oracle bone
Chinese oracle bone dating from the Shang Dynasty.
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Oracle Bone
Shang Dynasty oracle bone from China.
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Oracle Bones of the Ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty
Oracle bones or dragon bones were the shoulder blades of oxen or the flat underside of a turtle shell known as a plastron that were used for divination during the Shang Dynasty of China which dates between c. 1600 and 1046 BCE. The bones...
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Chinese Oracle Bone
Oracle bone from the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).
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The Oracle at Delphi (Artist's Impression)
Two Greek nobles consult with the Oracle at Delphi before setting out to establish a new colony abroad. Art by Mateusz Przeklasa.
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Pythia of the Oracle of Delphi
"Priestess of Delphi" by John Collier, 1891.
A 19th century vision of how the Pythia might have looked like, and how she became intoxicated by hallucinogenic gases emerging from the floor.
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Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa
Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa, engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, published in 1615.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
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Greco-Roman Oracle (Artist's Impression)
An artist's depiction of a Greco-Roman city and its oracle. From the game Old World.
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A Day in the Life of an Ancient Greek Oracle - Mark Robinson
Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies. — As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single...
