Pythia

American  

[pith-ee-uh] / ˈpɪθ i ə /

noun

Greek Mythology.

1. the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.

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Pythia British  

/ ˈpɪθɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who transmitted the oracles

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Etymology

Origin of Pythia

< Latin Pȳthia < Greek Pȳthía, feminine of Pȳthiós Pythian

Example Sentences

Nearly 2,000 miles away, in Washington state, a woman named Pythia Serpentis investigated, too.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2020

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.

From Fox News • May 5, 2020

The groom is a political strategist at Pythia Public, a public affairs and strategy firm in Brooklyn.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2018

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.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2018

I knew the Pythia had chewed laurel leaves, but that didn’t work either.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt