DIVINATION - MANTIC FRENZY. The Pythia at Delphi in her mantic frenzy, uttering gnomic sayings which would then be translated by priests. Wood engraving form the undated edition of Christian's 'Histoire de la Magie'. End of 19th century PREDICTIONS AND PROPHECY The pythoness at Delphi in an imaginative 19th century engraving (after Paul Christian), making prophetic utterances later translated by the priests of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi