Lets Visit the Oracle of Delphi - History Tour in AC: Odyssey Discovery Mode

Let's visit the famous Oracle of Delphi in the discovery mode for Assassin's Creed Odyssey! In this video I provide a guided tour of the site while discussing greek religious practices, mythology, and daily life. Experience greek history in this history documentary using the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Discovery mode.

In this Oracle of Delphi documentary we begin with the context of the site including its historic and mythical origins. The main focus being the arrival of Apollo as the principle greek god of Delphi. The history tour then covers the many offerings made to Apollo from Athens, Sparta, Argos, and other greek city states. These contain many monuments to the war history of ancient greece. We then continue the documentary by discussing how pilgrims would approach the temple of Apollo and finally approach the oracle of delphi herself.

Check out the rest of the videos in our series for more discovery tour documentaries which cover fascinating subjects like the parthenon and athenian homes. Check out even more of our Invicta series which explore ancient rome and beyond.

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[HistoryExplained]

I can’t believe this game actually exists!
My jaw is on the floor!
This is absolutely beautiful!

[InvictaHistory]

I hope you all are enjoying these history tours in Discovery Mode. Many sites lay yet un-visited so let me know where you think we should go next! P.S. please also share this with anyone who you think will appreciate the content, it helps the channel out a ton : )

[mdstanton]

I freaking love this. Having been a history nerd for a very long time (like most of us here im guessing) having this kind of visual isn't just beautful but removes the romanticism and shows us that people from the past are REAL

[afoglia]

I've played this game for over 200 hours and it's one of my favorite games. Thanks the great video!

[bvaradinov]

I’ve been to Delphi, it’s one of the most incredible (geographically speaking) places I’ve ever seen. I have 3 inaccuracies to mention here:

1. The complex with the temple is not represented correctly in this 3D visualisation. It’s indeed longer than wider, and there’s also a stadium in its southeast part.

2. Major artefact is not displayed in the visualisation. That’s the rounded rock “Ormala”, which was placed there by Zeus to indicate the Center of the World. One can see it if visiting the complex itself.

3. The landscape is also not correctly displayed, the complex is indeed more than 40 km far from the sea. The complex is placed at the beginning of two “sleeves” of mountains, going all the way down to the sea. All those are covered with olive trees, it’s mesmerising to just stay there and to observe this mind blowing landscape around the complex.

I hope everyone will go see Delphi someday, it worth every second spent there, it’s like going back to the times when the modern civilisation was born, it’s unique experience.

[Samthane]

This reminds me of the times where I've looked up old places in Greece and then tried to find them in the game. I remember Delphi being one of the places I looked for, and it's just so much fun to see far they go to recreate the stories and places of old. :D

[fmcevoy]

I actually did read what the oracle's last words were. In the fourth century, when Christianity was ascending, the pythia said, "The temples of the gods have fallen into ruin. The voice of Apollo is silent forever."

[patrao]

This is amazing! Discovery mode definitely enhances your videos tenfold. I just felt like I traveled through time :)

[laksh_ayy]

2:35 The Oracle and Temple of Zeus Amun is also present in the prequel to this game Assasins creed: Origins which takes place in Egypt and Siwa Oasis particularly. That game also has a Discovery/Tour Mode, so you can also visit Egypt in similar manner around 48-44 BCE. The game also showcases Assassination of Julius Caeser .

[lisacraig]

I really love the fact that you're using a video game to teach historical situations it's so cool thanks a lot I really appreciate it

[MC]

I was actually excited to see this place in the game, I’ve read a lot about it since I was a kid and always found it cool

[MisterBrickFilms]

Probably the most beautiful place I've seen in Greece.
I hope you'll also show us the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia at the bottom of the hill!

[dgf]

i really enjoy this series, the half hour length is perfect

[palpaladin]

Delphi being the second of the most well-known ancient sites, Alexios visits, was inspired. - How the writers used the location was pretty iffy though..

The truth is that the Oracle was linked to (what they called) pre-history. By the time this game takes place. The "Age of dreams" written of in the Illiad was already considered an ancient dreamtime. - In other words, the old religion that venerated the Titans. - So then, the Pythia was only consulted for things of that nature; the ancient world having been recorded as rife with cataclysmic events. For example, a polis that chiefly venerated Poseidon, a Tsunami was as real a monster, as any molded by Ray Harryhaussen animated for his films. They know its water, but water doesn't rise up, up to 300' and obliterate entire city states, everyday, either..

If you wanted to know whether your merchant ships would arrive at the destination of a long voyage, or be swallowed by a storm? One consulted the Pythia. - but *never* was she consulted on political issues. She would tell you to "fuck off with your petty problems", and had her own guards to enforce her will. For this reason Delphi was populated by politicians, always in the shadows of society, jockying for ways to discredit the Pythia. You wouldn't dare read into the words of the Pythia in her presence. Athough questors got clever with their questions; you didn't ask a Stoic whether it was ok to cross a border to war with others, anymore than you would todays clergy. They'd look at you like you've lost all reason. - Like what difference does it make whether the Earth opens up beneath your battle; when you're already engaged in a zero-sum contest, anyway? As far as the Stoics were concerned, its just tidying up!

The elemental Pantheon that emerged from the Titans, helped people navigate and understand the world, on many of its, quite natural, movements. We now know that it was simply that violent geological shifts in the region eventually settled down. However, the various Pythia had a pretty good strike rate predicting Volcanic eruptions, Tidal waves, excessive droughts, and other natural calamity. Including matters of love, because love was also considered to be elemental. Aphroditi was the first of the gods to be elevated by Christianity. As our consciousness transforms, so does our spirituality reawaken to begin the process of understanding.

[stevefambro]

I was there in 2016 and this brings an entirely new context- thank you!!

[ISawABear]

14:15 took me a while but when the prompt popped up in-game i realized i'd seen what's left of that tripod in real-life when i went to Istanbul.

[Atenejin]

Great video, thank you! One of the first treasuries shown in the video is based the treasury of the Siphnians, made by the island of where I come from in 525 BC. It is pretty cool to see it in a video game.

[jokester]

Something you didn’t notice, is that the dog scene at 5:41 is a Molossian, which is a extinct breed of K9 native to Epirus.

[ThaiSoup]

14:29 this snake statue still exists - it is located in Constantinople, in the centre of a vehicle roundabout! The bowl at the top is missing, unfortunately.

[BCTGuitarPlayer]

I started searching for The Parthenon and have wound up here. This is so impressive. What a great find. Thanks for all the time you’ve put into these.