At any given time, a single oracle known as the Pythia communicates Apollo's will.

无论何时，这里都有一名被称为皮媞亚的先知传达阿波罗的意志。

Approaching Aristonike beside the sacred hearth, the Pythia finally unveils the secrets of her trade.

皮媞亚走向了站在圣炉旁的阿里斯托尼克，终于揭晓了皮媞亚一职的秘密。

He endorses Aristonike as the new Oracle — and the Pythia offers Apollo's blessing on their verdict.

他将阿里斯托尼克拥为新任先知——而皮媞亚则对这一决定奉上了阿波罗的祝福。

Then the Pythia disappears into her oracular chamber known as the adyton.

随后，皮媞亚进入了名为阿底顿的神谕内殿里。

So at Delphi, there were also priests. One female priest was very special. People called her the " Pythia" .

所以德尔斐也有祭司。一位女祭司非常特别。人们称她为“皮提亚”。

The Pythia would sit on a special seat over the chasm. Then she would breathe in the gases from the chasm.

皮提亚会坐在裂缝上方的一个特殊座位上。之后她会从裂缝中吸入气体。

The group joins the procession to the Castilian Spring, where the Pythia performs a purification ceremony to prepare for a day of prophecy.

他们一行人加入了前往卡斯塔里亚圣泉的队伍，皮媞亚将在这里履行净化仪式，为一天的预言做好准备。

As the Pythia concludes her final lesson, she points to two inscriptions on the temple walls: " know yourself" and " nothing in excess."

在最后一堂课后，皮媞亚指向了刻在神庙墙上的两道字：“认识你自己” 与 “凡事勿过度”。

When people came to Delphi they had to present their question to the priests of the oracle, who passed it on to Pythia.

当人们来到德尔斐时， 他们必须向神谕的祭司提出他们的问题，神谕祭司将其转交给皮提亚。

Aristonike reports back to the Pythia, pointing out important figures and sharing some of their concerns — all while the city counselor takes notes on her performance.

阿里斯托尼克向皮媞亚汇报，指出重要人物，解释他们的忧虑——城市议员则一直记录她的表现。