pythoness

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It is a well-known fact that the mental agitation caused by governmental crises is very favorable to these pythonesses of modern times.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various

The girls learned to go into trances, to talk gibberish, to creep about on all-fours, and generally to give a good imitation of the pythonesses of old.

From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse

And what the Druids were at Tara and throughout Erin and most probably at Carnac as well, the priests were in Egypt, and the pythonesses in Greece.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans