Plato about the prophecy as political advisory work

In this article, the author set the task of identifying the various aspects of the phenomenon of prophecy, which was widespread in the ancient society and played an important political role. Plato’s judgments about it scattered through the pages of many of the dialogues written by him, which required putting them together and organizing them. Consideration of this phenomenon helps to clarify the sources of policy advice, and is advisable to form as the history and theory of the phenomenon.