Definition of Pythoness. Meaning of Pythoness. Synonyms of Pythoness

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Pythoness. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Pythoness and, of course, Pythoness synonyms and on the right images related to the word Pythoness.

Definition of Pythoness

Pythoness
Pythoness Pyth"o*ness, n. [L. pythonissa: cf. F. pythonisse. See Pythian.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece. 2. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch. --Bp. Hall.

Meaning of Pythoness from wikipedia

- of the oracle at Delphi became known as the Pythia, after the place-name Pytho, which was named after the rotting (πύθειν) of the serpent's corpse after...
- Pytho in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pytho may refer to: Delphi or Pytho, a sacred precinct that served as the seat of the oracle Pythia Pytho (beetle)...
- (/ˈdɛlfaɪ, ˈdɛlfi/; Gr****: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi]), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major...
- 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, (though...
- coast", in Samos. Pythius (/ˈpɪθiəs/ PITH-ee-əs; Πύθιος, Puthios, from Πυθώ, Pythō), from the region around Delphi Smintheus (/ˈsmɪnθjuːs/ SMIN-thewss; Σμινθεύς...
- 1837 Pytho depressus Linnaeus, 1767 Pytho kolwensis Sahlberg, 1833 Pytho niger Kirby, 1837 Pytho nivalis Lewis, 1888 Pytho pl**** Olivier, 1795 Pytho seidlitzi...
- At the end of the Okeanos Potamos, is the holy island of Alba (Leuke, Pytho Nisi, Isle of Snakes), sacred to the Pelasgian (and later, Gr****) Apollo...
- his father's path, killed him and fulfilled the oracle spoken of old at Pytho. And sharp-e**** Erinys saw and slew his warlike children at each other's...
- Pytho seidlitzi is a species of dead log beetle in the family Pythidae. It is found in North America. "Pytho seidlitzi Species Information". BugGuide.net...
- Zeus, followed by Zeus's siblings. The stone was then placed by Zeus at Pytho on Mount Parn****us. In other versions of the tale, Metis gave Cronus an...