Pythia

[ pith-ee-uh ]

noun

, Greek Mythology.

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

Pythia

/ ˈpɪθɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pythia¹

< Latin Pȳthia < Greek Pȳthía, feminine of Pȳthiós Pythian

Example Sentences

Adams “always puts the practical choice before the political noise, and the governor has said that’s the kind of leader she wants to be as well,” said Evan Thies, an adviser to the mayor and co-founder of Pythia Public Affairs.

From Washington Post

He is a founder of Pythia Public Affairs, a communications firm, and has worked for elected officials including Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on his 2006 attorney general race, and businesses that include Lime, the scooter company.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

“I suppose in a certain way I was misled by accounts of the Pythia, the pneuma enthusiastikon, poisonous vapors and so forth. Those processes, though sketchy, are more well documented than Bacchic methods, and I thought for a while that the two must be related. Only after a long period of trial and error did it become evident that they were not, and that what we were missing was something, in all likelihood, quite simple. Which it was.”

From Literature

“The Legislature has become increasingly young and female, defining a feminist vision for leadership and workplace conduct,” said Alexis Grenell, a founder of Pythia Public Affairs who has written about Mr. Cuomo’s aggressive behavior in the past.

From New York Times