Sibyl
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The sibyls were prophetesses or oracles in Ancient Greece.
Statue in the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi, believed to depict a sibyl
Michelangelo's Delphic Sibyl, Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo's Libyan Sibyl, Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sibyl by Francesco Ubertini, c. 1525
Pythia
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in central Greece. She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi. Her title was sometimes historically glo
Sibyl
…Delphic Sibyl would have predated by hundreds of years the priestess of Apollo active at the oracle from around the eighth century BC who was known as Pythia. As Greek religion passed through transitions to the pantheon of the Classical Greeks that is most familiar to modern readers, Apollo had become the…
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi
The omphalos in the museum of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi Entranced by Heinrich Leutemann
View of Delphi with Sacrificial Procession by Claude Lorrain