Prophet

In numerous religions, including Abrahamic religions, Jah religions, Sikhism, and many forms of Paganism, a prophet is an intermediary with a deity, particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deity's will or mind. A prophet usually operates through some means of divination, channeling, or extra-sensory perception, and the prophet's pronouncements in the name of a deity are sometimes called revelation. Some utterances foretelling the future may be interpreted as having been prophesies. Some "prophecies" seem to have been made after the event; these are given the technical name vaticinia ex eventu.

Prophets in fantasy

Prophets in fantasy include:

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• the seers & druids of Shanara
• the wizards of Middle-earth
• the prophets of Kirthanin
• The Prophecies of the Dragon in Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" book series