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Pythia
[ pith-ee-uh ]
noun
, Greek Mythology.
- the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
Pythia
/ ˈpɪθɪə /
noun
- Greek myth the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who transmitted the oracles
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I knew the Pythia had chewed laurel leaves, but that didn’t work either.
From Literature
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
Mr. Thies, 39, is a founder of Pythia Public Affairs, a communications firm in Brooklyn that also runs political campaigns.
From New York Times
The groom is a political strategist at Pythia Public, a public affairs and strategy firm in Brooklyn.
From New York Times
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
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