From Lect 14/15: Final thoughts on the Oresteia
I. Greco-Roman religion vs. modern religion
II. Apollo and where he came from: Python, miasma, apotropaic, additive vs. substantive change: Hyacynthus, mantic vs. orgiastic
III. A pilgrimage to Delphi: Temple, Treasuries (Siphnian Treasury c. 525 B.C.); Apollo, Herakles, and the tripod; the mechanics of consulting the oracle; Pythia
IV. Look for the classical essence: the Charioteer of Delphi (c. 480 B.C.); the Discus-Thrower (Discobolos) by Myron (c. 450 B.C.)
V. The role of Delphi
a. mediator between gods and men; omphalos
b. exegetai
c. morality? (Herodotus 6.86)