Meaning

1 senses
  1. The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.

    пи́фияpífija

    (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi — see also Pythia:

Origin

From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía). Compare Pythia.

From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía). Compare Pythia.

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Forms

plural: Pythonesses
SingularPythoness
PluralPythonesses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles:Pythia

See also

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