Question

Based on the excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," what does the Oracle symbolize?

Answer 1

Based on the excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," the Oracle symbolizes a mythology.

In the poem "To the Oracle at Delphi," by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the Oracle of Delphi depicts a mythological figure in ancient Greece. The character had great power to transfer the prophecy to the people.

An oracle is either a person or agency which is able to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods.

Answer 2

In classical antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination.