The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine, With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving. No nightly trance or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest from the prophetic cell.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The oracles have stopped giving prophecies and the priests no longer receive divine inspiration.
- In plain terms
- Gods and priests are silent and no one hears holy voices anymore.
- What can you take from it?
- Spiritual guidance and divine communication have ceased.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean when guidance disappears?
- How do you find meaning without prophecy?
Another view
It assumes a specific religious context that may not apply universally.
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