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For centuries, the Oracle of Delphi shaped the fate of kings and empires—but were her divine visions really caused by intoxicating fumes rising from the earth? Explore the science behind ancient ...

Balanchine regarded Apollo as his artistic coming of age. He said that through the creation of this work, he learned he could "dare not use all my ideas, that I too, could eliminate. . . to the one ...

Ancient writers claimed the Oracle of Delphi entered trances after inhaling vapors from the earth. Modern scientists tested whether geological gases could explain her visions. Early studies suggested ...

Was Homer the grandson of Odysseus? Ancient sources link him to Telemachus, Ithaca, and the Cave of the Nymphs.

In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They took samples of the bedrock and sent them to a lab for analysis. As they ...