γνῶθι σαυτόν

always reblog the Pythia.

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reading tarot for someone else is so intimate.

mesbeauxarts:

John William Godward. The Delphic Oracle. 1899.

Oil on canvas.

Fine Art Society. London, UK.

oh holy holy holy

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theancientworld:

Throne, Roman, late 1st century A.D.

“This object was not intended to have a practical function but rather was created for a ceremonial or symbolic purpose. The motif of the empty throne would come to symbolize a deity or a departed hero. The presence of the snake suggests that this one was dedicated to Apollo, who killed the dragon called Python, often depicted as a serpent. Cloth is draped over the seat in the same way that Greek and Roman chairs are depicted in vase- and wall-paintings.”

(Mary Levkoff, 2008)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

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maliciousglamour:

Baba Beaton, 1932
Photographer: Madame Yevonde

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I want a giant cobra crystal ball. SO BAD ASS

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goddessandgod:

Pythia, priestess and Goddess of the Delphic Oracle. She breathed in the vapors that the rocks provided and she prophesied.

such a scary image… but I love it. I think it captures the otherwordlyness of sitting under ground breathing fumes form the underworld… that time and place beyond time and place.

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