Pythia, oracle at Delphi , was considered by countless seekers of truth to be the authority on all matters. Though she usually spoke in riddles, her predictions were invariably true. Pythia sat on a tripod in a small temple in Delphi which had been constructed over a fissure in the earth from which emanated a vapor which put her into a trance. She was accompanied by a sacred python.
Ann, advice columnist for 47 years, received thousands of letters from supplicants who asked for guidance. She sat in an office, surrounded by the many letters sent to her. The fumes from the mug on her desk led to the often stated admonition "wake up and smell the coffee". |
