Dodona
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Dodonaean adjective
- Dodonean adjective
- Dodonian adjective
Example Sentences
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Why did Moses see God in the flames of a burning bush and the Greeks hear the voice of Zeus in the wind of the sacred oak tree of Dodona?
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022
A great many oracles, like those of Zeus who dwelled at his sacred site Dodona, determined the will of the gods by monitoring the migrations of birds.
From Time • Nov. 23, 2015
Dodona was formed in 2007 by Alan Brody, who also created the firm Epirus Capital Management LLC.
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2015
One flew to Libya, the other to a grove at Dodona in Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
His oracle was Dodona in the land of oak trees.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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