Delphi: Maxims & Reflection

A short saying. A question worth keeping.

Delphi brings together all 147 Delphic maxims in Greek, original English renderings, and a modern reflection for each saying. Read at your own pace, return to a daily maxim, or bring a question to a randomly selected reading.

THE DELPHIC MAXIMS
Explore the collection transmitted under Sosiades' name in Stobaeus. Search Greek without accents, English words or a maxim number. Browse themes, keep bookmarks and compare neighboring sayings. Ancient text, English rendering and modern commentary are clearly distinguished.

A DAILY READING
The day's saying follows a 144-reading cycle based on your device's local date. Mark a day as practised or write a reflection. Your total counts calendar days, with no streak to maintain.

ASK, THEN REFLECT
Write an optional question and draw a maxim on your device. Each eligible saying has the same chance of selection; the wording of your question does not determine the draw. Save a reading to your journal or open its full reflection.

THREE QUESTIONS AT EVENING
Where did I act amiss? What did I do? What did I leave undone? Review an ordinary day with three modern prompts after the Pythagorean Golden Verses. Keep, edit and delete your entries on the device.

TEXTS AND CONTEXT
Read all 71 numbered units of the Golden Verses in Florence M. Firth's public-domain 1904 compilation. Explore eight articles on Delphi, the Pythia, the maxims, Plutarch and the evening examination. All 147 maxims remain in the library; three entries concerning ancient social hierarchies and martial obligation are explained historically and kept outside the daily and random reading sets.

MADE FOR READING
Adjustable text size, a dark theme, tablet navigation, bookmarks, fixed Top and Bottom reader controls, a daily home-screen widget and an optional reminder. Share a reading image with its source, date and app link. Personal questions and journal notes are kept off shared reading images.

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