Ancient Greece had some famous priestesses who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the time.

People came from all over Greece and beyond to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo. And her answers, usually cryptic, could determine the course ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece: A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting event.