Delphic
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Called “The Four Sibyls,” the frescoes depict the female seers of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, including the Roman, Cumaean, Erythraean and Delphic sibyls.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
The movie, written and directed by Rian Johnson, is the anticipated follow-up to the 2019 hit starring Daniel Craig as the Delphic detective Benoit Blanc.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Anyone who's heard or read any news stories about inflation in the past few months can't escape the pair of Delphic oracles, Larry Summers and Jason Furman.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2022
Pythagoras himself was said to have been inspired to study philosophy by the Delphic priestess Themistoclea.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
He must go to the Taurian country, the Delphic priestess said, and bring away the sacred image of Artemis from her temple.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
