1.What two countries in the ancient world had a city named thebes?

2.What is the delphic oracle?

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Thebes, Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt, for the writing system see Theban alphabet. For other uses see Thebes (disambiguation). ...
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Thebes, Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome (the term "Waset" was used for the name of the city as well). The city was the capital of ...
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Delphi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDelphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, most important oracle in the classical Greek .... The priestess of the oracle at Delphi was known as the Pythia. ...
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The Greeks - The Oracle at DelphiDating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. ...
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Both Greece and Egypt had cities named Thebes.

The oracle at Delphi (delphic oracle) was a priestess who supposedly could look into the future and translate the words of the gods. Check this site for more information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi