Pythia
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title:
Pythia
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Pythia was the title 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. The Pythia was established at the latest in the 8th century BC,, and was widely credited for her prophecies uttered under divine possession (enthusiasmos) by Apollo. The Pythian priestess emerged pre-eminent by the end of the 7th century BC and continued to be consulted until
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Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythia
date created:
2002-05-24T07:24:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:14:06Z
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