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1. Apollo

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   The Oracle at Delphi
   The Oracle at Delphi (the Pythian sanctuary) served as the nexus of Apollo's prophetic power. The Pythia, the priestess, was said to enter a trance induced by vapours rising from a chasm in the earth.
   Modern research suggests these "vapours" were not strictly geological exhalations but rather the result of trace amounts of refined, powdered quartz distributed beneath the $\text{…