Woman #atozblogchallenge

Vilified since Lilith
Even before Eve took a bite
Creating licentiousness and lust

Your curves and your curls
The bat of your eyes
The sway of your hips

The way you whisper coyly
And vex men's hearts
Causing them to stumble along their paths

Temptress
Vixen
Maybe you are even a harlot

Always drawing them to the edge
Because without your sweet sin
Their species would not plunge into your softness

Woman
The cause of the fall
But also the creator of all

Oracle of Delphi #atozchallenge

During the Greco-Roman era, oracles were sought for counsel and even for predictions. Their advice was heeded as if from the gods.

The Oracle of Delphi was never doubted and she was considered the most accurate of all the oracles.

The Oracle was a female priestess called Pythia. 

Before she would answer, the Pythia would prepare herself, ritually and speak in ecstatic utterances.

Some of her words still survive.

"Make your own nature, 

not the advice of others, 

your guide in life."

Words to Cicero on how to find the greatest fame.