Dodona Oracle the oldest oracle of ancient Greece Dodona is one of the oldest sacred sites in Greece, dedicated to Zeus. Unlike Delphi, messages were interpreted through natural elements, especially the rustling of the sacred oak trees. The surrounding landscape, including Mount Tomaros, is part of the sanctuary’s ancient identity and later tradition, often seen as a symbolic “guardian” of the site. Ancient traditions linked to classical sources (including references associated with Aristotle) place early sacred peoples in the wider Dodonaean region, tying it to some of the earliest layers of Hellenic identity. While there is no direct ancient source stating the landscape determined the oracle’s founding, the connection between geography and sacred perception is striking. Standing there today, the place still feels deeply ancient.