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Delphi emerges as a Panhellenic sanctuary around 650 BCE but it started earlier, much earlier. Inscribed on the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo was the threshold admonition: γνῶθι σεαυτόν, know thyself. It was never therapeutic advice. It does not mean discover your preferences or honor your feelings. It means: know what kind of creatureContinue reading “Delphi: Know Thyself”