Dodona
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek The oldest and most famous
sanctuary of the god Zeus, situated in Epirus, in
northwestern Greece. Since the times of the Pelasgians,
the most ancient peoples of the land that is now
called Greece, people had come here to consult the
Oracle who was said to live in a sacred oak tree (some
said it was a beech tree) and to represent Zeus. People
also worshiped the ancient goddess Dione at Dodona.
Her presence at Dodona suggests that the oracle of
Dodona was of greater antiquity than Zeus himself.