Human knowledge and understanding were limited in comparison to divine wisdom. Some scholars believe that this is because the word of a god was not meant to be understood directly by mere mortals. ![]() Many oracular statements from Delphi were ambiguous in tone and content. ![]() A hand-colored engraving of Xerxes I, published by Gerard de Jode, circa 1585, British Museum
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