Dodona

[ duh-doh-nuh ]

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noun

Dodona

/ dəʊˈdəʊnə; ˌdəʊdəʊˈniːən /

an ancient Greek town in Epirus: seat of an ancient sanctuary and oracle of Zeus and later the religious centre of Pyrrhus' kingdom

Do·do·nae·an Do·do·ne·an Do·do·ni·an [dohd-n-, ee, -, uh, n, d, uh, -, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective

After them, we hear nothing of a Dodona having its seat in Thessaly, but much of one on the western side of the peninsula.

If we understand the Dodona of Epirus, this will give a considerable range of country, all of it outside Thessaly.

Zeus himself, apart from Olympos, has abodes at Dodona and Ida.

If Louis commands, these Termini shall walk from their places, these trees shall speak better than the oaks of Dodona.

The Grecian oracles were delivered from the oak of Dodona, and the priests set forth their decrees on its leaves.

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