Bacis
mythological figure · 3 works · 5 mentions · 7 anchored passages
in the texts
Orations
Legendary Greek oracle-monger and seer.
These same things you will find also the Sibyl prophesying to you, and Bacis, if indeed those two were good oracle-mongers and seers.
for there is no way I could be marvelled at by you, not even if I should speak truer things than the Sibyl or Bacis;
The Histories
A legendary Greek oracle-monger whose verse prophecy concerning Euboea is quoted and shown to be fulfilled when the Euboeans ignore it.
Now the Euboeans had neglected the oracle of Bacis, believing it to be empty of meaning, and neither by carrying away nor by bringing in anything had they shown that they feared an enemy's coming.
Then take care to keep bleating goats far from the coasts of Euboea
To these verses the Euboeans gave no heed;
Birds
A legendary Greek oracle-collector whose name was traditionally attached to collections of prophecies; the Oracle-Monger falsely cites an oracle of Bacis to extract gifts during the sacrifice.
For there is an oracle of Bacis, which exactly applies to Nephelococcygia.
Well, I suppose there's nothing to do but hear the terms of the oracle.
Oracle-Monger: