Religious authority

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Introduction

Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, the Athenian author Philostratus, a sophist who lived from c.170…

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Pythia

Pythia: title of the priestess of Apollo in Delphi. House of the Pythia The pythia was the oracular priestess in the great…

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