| 单词 | Pythia |
| 例句 | I knew the Pythia had chewed laurel leaves, but that didn’t work either. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The groom is a political strategist at Pythia Public, a public affairs and strategy firm in Brooklyn. He Bumbled His Way Into a Second First Date 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Thies, 39, is a founder of Pythia Public Affairs, a communications firm in Brooklyn that also runs political campaigns. Melanie Blair, Evan Thies 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z It can provide data from which we can make guesses about the correct courses of action, but it is not a lab-coated Pythia telling us the future. Charting a course for hubris 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z She has called the work Pythia – the name of the prophetic priestess at ancient Delphi, itself derived from the Greek word pytho, or snake, which had supposedly been slain there by Apollo. 'Do you have any ectoplasm? Is it vaginal?' The return of punk artist Linder 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z We don’t know if Leonidas’s performance was enhanced by ingestion of Pythia gases or black henbane because no records survive from the ancient version of the Greek antidoping agency. Letters to the Editor 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z After purification he was sent by the Pythia to serve Eurystheus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z For my part, I will never let go the continuance of the soul, unless some Herakles shall come and take away the Pythia's tripod and abolish and destroy the oracle. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z It is known that the public assemblies at Delphi were called Pythia, these were originally intended for the adoration of the Python. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z Of all the crowd of eager inquirers at the Delphic shrine was there ever found one who thanked, or had any reason to thank, the Pythia for what she disclosed to him? The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z He fixed his eyes on the Pythia, who remained seated on the tripod with her hands loosely folded in her lap, oblivious alike to the storm and to her surroundings. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He consulted the Pythia about a cure for the consequent madness, but she declined to answer him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The cavity was approached with reverence; a tripod was placed over it; and a priestess or Pythia was appointed to preside. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The shows of the Roman circus and amphitheatre were at best a shadow, and in the later days of the empire a travesty, of the Olympia and Pythia, and require only a cursory notice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z But I must beg pardon for my cowardice and disagreeableness, and leave it, or else I shall be recollected with as much reluctance as the Pythia. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The priests leaned forward attentively to catch the reply, each holding a tablet of wax and a stylus with which to record any words that the Pythia might utter. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The Pythia then sent him to serve the Lydian queen Omphale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z There is no doubt that the Pythia was often influenced by persuasion or bribes, and many illustrious persons were accused of having bought the oracles they desired. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Priests and prophets, the mystic offices of the Pythia, poets and musicians, stately processions of kings and warriors seeking oracles, combined to maintain the dignity and sanctity of this most impressive worship. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z One of the great sites of prophecy in the ancient Greek world was Pythia, from where we get our word "python." Welcome to the Zodiac, Ophiuchus. But Who Are You? 2011-01-14T00:25:00Z The Pythia was a woman of middle age, slender of figure, with large gray eyes that seemed to look at Clearchus without seeing him. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z And thus a Socrates may even here below have a spiritual vision denied to us; a Pythia may be inspired by the daemon of the shrine to read the future of a campaign. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The Pythia could not prophesy until she had become intoxicated by the vapor from the sanctuary. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z She dwelt solitary and inaccessible in a tower and was the Pythia of the Low-Rhenish tribes. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) By pure and elevated moral teachings, the Pythia instructed the bands of pilgrims who assembled at Delphi. Greek Women He had believed that the words of the Pythia were to be taken in their literal sense, and he had resolved to consult Aristotle in the matter on his return to Athens. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Not only were these games held at Delphi, but smaller contests, called Pythia, modelled on the great Pythian, were instituted in various provinces of the empire, and more especially in Asia Minor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The Pythia was obliged to prepare by fasts, sacrifices and purifications before she ascended the tripod. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Such freaks are common with the modern Pythia. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The name given to the inspired priestess was always the same, that of Pythia. Greek Women The young man found himself standing alone in the dread Presence, gazing upon the Pythia, who was no longer a woman, but an instrument in the hands of the God. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z On the morning that opens the new Session there appears in all well-conducted morning papers an article delivered in the style of the Priestess Pythia in the temple at Delphi. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly As the oracle grew in repute it became necessary to appoint a second and a third Pythia to answer those who came to consult the god. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The story of the origin of the Pythia, for example, contains points not without resemblance to certain passages in our own early sacred history. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Then the Pythia was seated on a tripod, placed in the middle of the sanctuary, over an opening in the ground whence mephitic vapors were escaping. Greek Women "But did not the Pythia tell you that you would find her if you followed my son?" she inquired. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The Pythia uttered her oracles under the most distressing signs. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Alone the Delphian worthy is So lustreful a name to take,� Pythia! when in her flowing dress She mounts her place with feet unshod, And, priestess white and prophetess, Wistful awaits the tardy god. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems To commemorate this deed a temple was erected at Delhi to Apollo, and the priestess was called the Pythia. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The Pythia was consulted by all the peoples of Greece, as well as by kings and strangers from foreign lands. Greek Women We must not confound the Pythia with the Sibyl of Delphi. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) She is not, like the Pythia, an actual human being—she is never seen except in legends and myths. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The priestess, Pythia, sat on a sacred tripod over the mouth of a cave, and pronounced her oracles in verse or prose. Ancient States and Empires Had there been a London magistrate at hand in the days of the great Athenian orator, it would certainly have gone hard with the poor Pythia. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 When Alexander the Great came to consult the same oracle, the Pythia was disinclined to perform. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The Pythia, before she ascended the tripod, was a long time preparing for it by sacrifices, purifications, a fast of three days, and many other ceremonies. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) In the literature she appears first in the sixth century B.C. along with the Pythia, but she was then thought of as well established and ancient. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The names given to the tribes were the ten which the Pythia appointed out of the hundred selected national heroes. The Athenian Constitution On this tripod sat the Pythia—the priestess of Apollo—who, having caught the inspiration, pronounced her oracles in extempore prose or verse. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 “This is the oracle of the Pythia,” she said at last. Jewel Weed These Apollo left to their own genius and natural talents; as we may suppose he did the Pythia when she herself composed verses, which, though not often, happened sometimes. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The best-known and the most impressive of the utterers of oracles is the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythia. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Seated over the chasm upon the tripod, the Pythia was inspired, it seems, by the soporific and maddening drugs. The Superstitions of Witchcraft The Pythia vouchsafed no reply to his inquiry, but informed him, to his horror, that he was fated to kill his father and to marry his own mother. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The Pythia was a stupid old woman, saving when she sat upon the tripod. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 The Pythia could not prophesy till she was intoxicated by the exhalation from the sanctuary of Apollo. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) We find, however, that the terms are frequently used interchangeably; thus the Pythia is called both mantis and prophetis. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The Castalian fountain still gushes out at the bottom, into a large square enclosure, called the Pythia's Bath, and now choked up with mud, weeds, and stones. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The oracles of the Pythia were often obscure and ambiguous. History Of Ancient Civilization Hence, when Apollo, the god of light, claimed possession of the oracles as the conqueror of darkness, the snake was twined round his tripod as an emblem, and his priestess was called Pythia. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories At first he imparted himself only once a year, but at length he was prevailed upon to visit the Pythia every month. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) We thus perceive that the interval between B.C. 600-560, exhibits the first historical manifestation of the Pythia, Isthmia, and Nemea—the first expansion of all the three from local into pan-Hellenic festivals. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The hewn face of the rock, with a niche, supposed to be that where the Pythia sat upon her tripod, and a secret passage under the floor of the sanctuary, are all that remain. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The Spartans had great confidence in the Pythia, and never initiated an expedition without consulting her. History Of Ancient Civilization Guelfs and Ghibellines alike interrogated the oracle, with perfect will to obey its inspiration for the common good; but they read the utterances of the Pythia in adverse senses. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He inflamed the Pythia's imagination, and kindled in her soul that living light, which unveiled all futurity to her. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) But even as he spake came in the Pythia, the priestess. Stories from the Greek Tragedians Astonished at this, they sent an embassy to the oracle at Delphi, to whom the Pythia answered, "Last of the heroes is Kleomedes of Astypalaea." Plutarch's Lives, Volume I A beautiful and majestic woman, clad in white garments seemed to approach me, and to call to me and say, "Socrates, three days hence you will reach fertile Pythia"9. Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates He inflamed the Pythia's imagination, and kindled in her soul that living light which unveiled all futurity to her. Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 From thence the Delphic priestess was called Pythia, and the games there celebrated, the Pythian games. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The husks of his dead creed, downtrod and dry, Are powerless now as some dishonoured spell, Some aged Pythia in her priestly clothes, Some widow'd witch divining by the dead. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. And if she likes to talk like a Pythia,—that's her way of making people interested in her. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated The ‘Trance Medium,’ the ‘Inspirational Speaker’ was a reproduction of the maiden with a spirit of divination, of the Delphic Pythia. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Who blessed doth slumber in Pythia’s green plain; To accept this oblation of hymns from us deign, And each peril drive far from our city benign.— Targum One day an old man told Cadmus that if he would go to Delphi and ask the Pythia, perhaps she could tell him all about Europa. Old Greek Stories Alexander, however, chanced to find a guide in exact correspondence with what the Pythia had foretold when he was a child, that a lycus should conduct him into Persia. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The Pythia answered: 'The Isle of Ios is your mother's country and it shall receive you dead; but beware of the riddle of the young children.' Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica The Pythia, or prophetess of Apollo, sat on a tripod over the steaming cleft and inhaled the gas. Early European History Pillars shall be erected at Olympia, Pythia, the Isthmus, at Athens in the Acropolis, and at Lacedaemon in the temple at Amyclae. The History of the Peloponnesian War "Follow the white cow," said the Pythia; "and on the hill where she lies down, you must build a city." Old Greek Stories A priestess delivered the responses, who was called Pythia, probably in commemoration of the exploit which had been performed by Apollo. Lives of the Necromancers We will set down, however, what we have heard to have been said by the Pythia concerning Homer in the time of the most sacred Emperor Hadrian. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica The idea then comes into his head that the public shall be his Pythia, and that the public shall decide whether she should have the tailor or the watchman. True Story of My Life She was called Pythia from the god himself, who was styled Apollo Pythius, from his slaying the serpent Python. Thaumaturgia "But who is the Pythia that you spoke about?" asked Cadmus. Old Greek Stories The Pythia, at least of the Delphian God, was led on with much ceremony to the performance of her office, and placed upon the sacred tripod. Lives of the Necromancers In Classic Greek, also, Apollo is called the prophet of Jupiter, and the Pythia is the prophetess of Apollo. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Here the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, pronounced the prophetic responses, in extempore prose or verse; and here the Pythian Games were celebrated in honor of Apollo. Mosaics of Grecian History The invariable answer now of the Pythia to Spartan inquirers at the shrine was, "Athens must be set free." General History for Colleges and High Schools The temple is full of the beautiful and costly gifts which they have brought for the Pythia. Old Greek Stories They listened probably to the Pythia with a superstitious reverence for the incoherent sentences she uttered. Lives of the Necromancers The same thing occurs almost invariably in the case of spontaneous, and generally in that of artificial, somnambulism; certainly the Pythia, as is well known, used to announce the date of her next ecstatic state. Unconscious Memory Castalia, fountain of Parnassus, giving inspiration to Oracular priestess named Pythia. Legends of Charlemagne The revelation was generally received by the Pythia, or priestess, seated upon a tripod placed over the orifice. General History for Colleges and High Schools So Cadmus went to Delphi to ask the Pythia about his lost sister. Old Greek Stories A priestess, or Pythia, who was seldom or never seen by any of the profane vulgar, was the immediate vehicle of communication with the God. Lives of the Necromancers These men are obviously professional athletes who, after appearing with some success at the "Nemea," are in training for the impending "Pythia" at Delphi. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life The Pythoness: the witch, or woman, possesed with a prophesying spirit; from the Greek, "Pythia." The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems These mutterings of the Pythia were taken down by attendant priests, interpreted, and written in hexameter verse. General History for Colleges and High Schools Cadmus had never heard of Delphi or of the Pythia, and he asked the old man what he meant. Old Greek Stories At the sound of your solemn voice, the Pythia will come down to you with her crown. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ His friends are at once about him, and we hear the busy tongues advising, "You must surely race at the Pythia; the Olympia; etc." A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Pythonesses: women who, like the Pythia in Apollo's temple at Delphi, were possessed with a spirit of divination or prophecy. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems When he learned the truth, he was very much alarmed, for he thought that now, in spite of all that he had done, the words of the Pythia might come true. Old Greek Stories Cadmus thought of what the Pythia had just told him, and so he followed her. Old Greek Stories The king and the queen loved their daughter very dearly, for she was their only child; and for a long time they refused to do as the Pythia had told them. Old Greek Stories Hellenes generally and the Spartans in particular have still much esteem for the utterances of the Pythia, but Athenians are not now very partial to her. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life So he sent to Delphi and asked the Pythia about it. Old Greek Stories The Pythia told him that he would not only have to die some time, but that the son of his daughter would cause his death. Old Greek Stories This frightened the king very much, and he tried to think of some plan by which he could keep the Pythia's words from coming true. Old Greek Stories The Pythia is a wise woman, who lives in the temple. Old Greek Stories Your father is dead," said the Pythia, "and a strange king rules in his place. Old Greek Stories "Now we shall see that the Pythia does not always tell the truth," he said. Old Greek Stories |
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