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

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