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Nekromanteion (the Oracle of the Dead) at Acheron river
"The tripartite structure of the building strongly reminds the idea of the Underworld. The pilgrims were subjected to three stages of physical and spiritual tests during their long-lasting stay in the dark rooms of the oracle. Through isolation, magical rituals, prayers and invocations, wandering in the dark corridors, having the common faith in the apparition of the dead, and being obliged to follow a special diet, they were appropriately prepared to meet the souls of the dead."
Nekromanteion (the Oracle of the Dead) at Acheron river
"The tripartite structure of the building strongly reminds the idea of the Underworld. The pilgrims were subjected to three stages of physical and spiritual tests during their long-lasting stay in the dark rooms of the oracle. Through isolation, magical rituals, prayers and invocations, wandering in the dark corridors, having the common faith in the apparition of the dead, and being obliged to follow a special diet, they were appropriately prepared to meet the souls of the dead."