OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 5
A message believed to come from a god, often giving advice or a prediction.
Revise: BothAt the end of chapter 6, Plutarch contrasts divine favour towards Romulus with the oracle warning Aegeus to avoid a foreign woman. He suggests that the warning makes Theseus’ birth appear contrary to the gods’ wishes. Yet chapter 1 presents Ariadne’s love as divine help for Theseus.
- Revise: Greece
A divine answer or prediction, or the person or sacred place through which such guidance is given.
- Revise: The battle of Thermopylae