Pythian
Americanadjective
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Also Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
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of or relating to Apollo, with reference to his oracle at Delphi.
noun
adjective
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the priestess of Apollo at the oracle of Delphi
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an inhabitant of ancient Delphi
Etymology
Origin of Pythian
1590–1600; < Latin Pȳthi ( us ) (< Greek Pȳ́thios of Delphi and the oracle) + -an
Example Sentences
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Nick Federici, a youth worker at the Pythian Club, believes there are misconceptions about drill.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2022
In 1867, the Pythian team applied to join the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Amateur Association of Base Ball Players.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2020
According to myth, the god Apollo started these games at Delphi after killing Python, the dragon living there; hence, they were named the Pythian Games in recognition of this act.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2016
Phayllos of Croton, for example, hurled the discus 95 feet in the Pythian games around 500 B.C.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2012
Apollo was called Delian from Delos, the island of his birth, and Pythian from his killing of a serpent, Python, which once lived in the caves of Parnassus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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