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CHRISTOPHER BARON

University of Notre Dame

Aceratus, a priest (prophētēs) of the ORACLE of APOLLO, remained in DELPHI when the Persians approached in 480 BCE and saw that the sacred arms, forbidden for men to touch, had been taken from the shrine and lay outside the temple of ATHENA Pronaea. He interpreted this as a portent (teras) and reported it to the remaining Delphians as the Persians advanced; the Persians fled after encountering further portents (8.37). Aceratus’ name is rare and, appropriately for his position, means “pure” (Bowie 2007, 128). He is otherwise unattested.

SEE ALSO: Gods and the Divine; Priests and Priestesses; Prophecy; Temples and Sanctuaries