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Gods/Goddesses/Demigods * Apollo gave the gift of prophesy to Cassandra, but when denying his love, he decreed that no one would believe her. (DM.25) Creatures/Beings/People * Cassandra - (see Apollo) * Helenus - son of Priam. A seer - he prophesied the fall of Troy if the greeks accepted the help of Philoctetes. (DM.120) * Phineus - a Greek seer that was blinded by the gods because he was too accurate. (DM.116) Aged blind king with prophetic powers. Most stories of how he got his blindness involved using/revealing his prophetic powers in a way that offended the gods. (DM.213,214) * Sibyl - usually a prophetess, seen as an old woman. (DM.235) Places, Geographical Elements * Oracles - place where gods give councel or prophesy the future. Sometimes directly or through a priest/ess. (source?) Plants and Minerals * Laurel - a plant of divinity and prophesy. Chewed by Goddess's pristesses in the vale of Tempe. (WDS.466) Symbols and Objects * Tripod - at Delpi and other oracular centers, the tripod was the official seat of Pythoness and sisters-sybils. the 3 legs signified a connection between the priestess and the triadic spirit of prophesy. (WDS.42) |