Belus should be mine, and the cities and temples of Hina and Maroth [Heliopolis and Bubastis] and Hovan and Torres and Delfi; and the habitations of Phires and Simak [Phrygia] and Macedon and Thues [Corinth], and the great oracle-houses of Myrsilus and Myrsus and Gyges and Candawles and Haerkus [Clazomenae] and Simon [Miletus] and Gamma [Minerva] and Fabiyan [Arion] and Sulus [Atys] and Craz'ya [Croesus] and Wakadya [Juno] and P'hrid [Phrygia] and Gemnae [Busiris] and Ma'zan and R'hodae.
And the first ballot gave prominence to the following Gods: Jove, Jupiter, Salenus, Baal, Thor, Gade, Apollo, Juno, Aries, Taurus, Minerva, Rhets, Mithra, Theo, Fragapatti, Atys, Durga, Indra, Neptune, Vulcan, Kriste, Agni, Croesus, Pelides, Huit, Hermes, Thulis, Thammus, Eguptus, Iao, Aph, Saturn, Gitchens, Minos, Maximo, Hecla and Phernes.
Leaders like Croesus of Lydia and the Spartans famously consulted the oracle before making critical decisions.
Some of the best-known prophecies include the prediction to King Croesus that if he attacked Persia, he would destroy a great empire—an example of the oracle's often ambiguous language since it turned out Croesus destroyed his own empire.
King Croesus of Lydia consulted the Oracle of Delphi using a double-blind method to gain insights about future events.
The Oracle accurately described Croesus' actions on a specific day, demonstrating a form of remote viewing.