Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi is the most important shrine in all of Greece, and all Greeks respect its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be the center of the world. People came from everywhere to have questions about their future answered by the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo. And her answers could determine the course of everything. Arguments over the correct interpretation of an oracle were common, but the oracle was always happy to give another prophecy if more gold was provided. A good example is the accident before the Battle of Salamis when the Pythia first predicted doom and later predicted that a 'wooden wall' would save them. The lack of a strict religious set of rules associated