oracular deity

The will of God is sought by the believer also through consultation of oracular deities, or divination.

Datin was an oracular deity also associated with oaths and justice worshipped in pre-Islamic northern Arabia.

Apollo became extremely important to the Greek world as an oracular deity in the archaic period, and the frequency of theophoric names such as Apollodorus or Apollonios and cities named Apollonia testify to his popularity.