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A [[communication]], often [[cryptic]] or [[ambiguous]], which is [[belief|believed]] to have been sent or [[inspiration|inspired]] by a [[divine]] or [[supernatural]] being such as a [[deity]], [[God]] or other supernatural force. | |||
It invariably involves the use of an [[intermediary]] known as a [[prophet]] who is a [[human being]] with special [[power]] to [[understand]] divine [[message]]s, and who then relays these messages to other [[people]], and the messages are called ''prophecies''. The messages often foretell events in the [[future]], or give [[warning]]s about [[action|acts]] that humans should either do or avoid doing. In [[Greek mythology]], [[Cassandra]], according to the ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]] and the ''[[Aeneid]]'' by [[Virgil]], was believed to have the [[power]] to foretell the future, but she was also [[curse]]d in that nobody would believe her prophecies. | |||
Revision as of 04:18, 17 July 2010
A communication, often cryptic or ambiguous, which is believed to have been sent or inspired by a divine or supernatural being such as a deity, God or other supernatural force.
It invariably involves the use of an intermediary known as a prophet who is a human being with special power to understand divine messages, and who then relays these messages to other people, and the messages are called prophecies. The messages often foretell events in the future, or give warnings about acts that humans should either do or avoid doing. In Greek mythology, Cassandra, according to the Iliad by Homer and the Aeneid by Virgil, was believed to have the power to foretell the future, but she was also cursed in that nobody would believe her prophecies.