Pythia
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Pythia was the high priestess and oracle of Apollo at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Delphi, famed for delivering prophetic pronouncements to individuals and city-states.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delphic oracle | 1 |
| oracle of Delphi | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oracle
ⓘ
priestess ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Theodosius I in context of banning pagan cults ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amphictyonic League
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic Amphictyony
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic sanctuary
Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Oracle of Delphi
|
| consultationFrequency |
later on the seventh day of each month during the nine warmest months
ⓘ
originally once a year on the birthday of Apollo ⓘ |
| consultedFor |
colonization ventures
ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ personal problems ⓘ political decisions ⓘ religious matters ⓘ |
| decline | lost importance in late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Pytho, an older name for Delphi ⓘ |
| function |
answered questions of city-states
ⓘ
answered questions of individuals ⓘ delivered prophetic pronouncements ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influence |
Greek city-state policy
ⓘ
Panhellenic religious life ⓘ myth and literature ⓘ |
| interpretationBy | Delphic priests ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Phocis ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | Python (serpent slain by Apollo) ⓘ |
| positionHeldAt |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | uttered responses often in ecstatic or trance-like state ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
burned barley and laurel on an altar
ⓘ
chewed laurel leaves in some accounts ⓘ drank water from the Castalian spring ⓘ sat on a tripod over a chasm or fissure ⓘ |
| role |
high priestess of Apollo
ⓘ
Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
oracle of Apollo
|
| selectionCriteria | chosen from local women of Delphi or surrounding region ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| title | Pythia self-link ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form:
oracle of Delphi
subject surface form:
Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Delphic oracle
subject surface form:
Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
subject surface form:
Oracle of Apollo at Delphi