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Pythia ( / ˈpɪθiə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Πυθία [pyːˈtʰíaː]) was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She specifically served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi. Her title was also historically glossed in English as the Pythoness.
30 de ago. de 2013 · The Pythia (or Oracle of Delphi) was the priestess who held court at Pytho, the sanctuary of the Delphinians, a sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Apollo. Pythia were highly regarded, for it was believed that she channeled prophecies from Apollo himself, while steeped in a dreamlike trance.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Temple of Apollo. Ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece; the Delphic oracle delivered her prophesies from the temple. (more)
29 de mai. de 2018 · pythoness a female soothsayer or conjuror of spirits. Recorded from Middle English, the term comes via Old French from late Latin pythonissa, based on Greek puthōn ‘soothsaying’.
A woman believed to be possessed by a spirit and to be able to forsee the future; a female soothsayer; a witch. Also figurative. In early use frequently applied (after the Vulgate) to the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:7); cf. Pythonissa n. Later often with reference to the Delphic oracle (cf. Pythia n. ).
20 de out. de 2017 · Writers like Byron could speak of a pythoness and actually mean an oracle of Apollo, not a witch. It became an alternative title to the more common “Pythia.” But not before taking on a variety of new meanings in the Middle Ages.
Mythology. Python, sometimes written Pytho, presided at the Delphic oracle, which existed in the cult center for its mother, Gaia, "Earth", Pytho being the place name that was substituted for the earlier Krisa. [1] . Greeks considered the site to be the center of the Earth, represented by a stone, the omphalos or navel, which Python guarded.
