Histories

the latter settled on an oak tree, and there uttered human speech, declaring that a place of divination from Zeus must be made there; the people of Dodona [20.8,39.55] (Perseus)Dodona understood that the message was divine, and therefore established the oracular shrine.

The dove which came to Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya told the Libyans (they say) to make an oracle of Ammon; this also is sacred to Zeus. Such was the story told by the Dodonaean priestesses, the eldest of whom was Promeneia and the next Timarete and the youngest Nicandra; and the rest of the servants of the temple at Dodona [20.8,39.55] (Perseus)Dodona similarly held it true.

But my own belief about it is this. If the Phoenicians did in fact carry away the sacred women and sell one in Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya and one in Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, then, in my opinion, the place where this woman was sold in what is now Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, but was formerly called Pelasgia, was +Nomo Thesprotias [20.333,39.5] (department), Epirus, Greece, Europe Thesprotia;