Dodona (redirected from Dodoni, Greece)

Dodona (dōdō`nə), in Greek religion, the oldest oracle, in inland Epirus, near modern Janina, sacred to Zeus and Dione. According to Herodotus, an old oak tree there became an oracle when a black dove, from Egyptian Thebes, settled on it. Priestesses interpreted the rustling of the tree's leaves, the cooing of doves, and the clanging of brass vessels that were hung from the tree's branches. The site has been extensively excavated in the 20th cent.

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Dodona

Sanctuary of the Greek god Zeus, located at Epirus. Mentioned by Homer, it was the site of an oracle, where messages came through the rustling of leaves or other natural sounds. There was also a large bronze gong that vibrated in the breeze.

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Dodona

an ancient Greek town in Epirus: seat of an ancient sanctuary and oracle of Zeus and later the religious centre of Pyrrhus' kingdom

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Dodona

oldest oracle of Zeus in Greece. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 83]

See : Prophecy

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Dodona

an ancient Greek city in Epirus and one of the oldest religious centers of ancient Greece, site of the Dodona oracle. Excavations begun at Dodona in the 1870’s have unearthed a well-preserved theater seating 18,000, the remnants of an acropolis, a temple of Zeus, and quarters for pilgrims.