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In [[Greek mythology]], it was a [[location]] and [[site]] for the [[fame|famous]] [[oracle]] of the [[Greek god|god]] [[Apollo]], where a priestess would take [[question]]s from [[people]] who wanted [[advice]] on a wide variety of topics and issues, and would impart the [[wisdom]] of [[Apollo]], often with [[cryptic]] and [[ambiguous]] [[message]]s which were easily misinterpreted. Today, it is an [[archaeology|archaeological]] site as well as a [[town]] in [[Greece]] near [[Mount Parnassus]]. The site was a common [[meeting]] place for Greeks from [[different]] [[city-state]]s, and it had [[competition|competitive]] [[game]]s which were the [[precursor]]s to the [[Olympic Games]]. The site was mentioned in the ''[[Homeric HYmn to Delphic Apollo]]''.
An [[archaeology|archaeological]] site as well as a [[town]] in [[Greece]] near [[Mount Parnassus]]; the archeological value associated with the [[oracle]] of [[Apollo]];  the term today is common in analytic and software methods that use predictive techniques

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An archaeological site as well as a town in Greece near Mount Parnassus; the archeological value associated with the oracle of Apollo; the term today is common in analytic and software methods that use predictive techniques

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