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List of Gods : "Pythia" - 4 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Chrysothemis"	Greek	There are four mythical females of this name, and one male, a son of Carmanor, the priest of Apollo at Tarrha in Crete. He is said to have been a poet, and to have won the first victory in the Pythian games by a hymn on Apollo. Greek
"Delphian Oracle"	Greek	The most famous oracle in the world. The oracles were given forth by a priestess, the Pythia, who seated herself upon a golden tripod above a chasm, whence issued mephitic vapours. Greek
Hero name "Perseus"	Greek	The famous Argive hero, was a son of Zeus and Danae, and a grandson of Acrisius. Acrisius, who had no male issue, consulted the Pythian oracle, and received the answer, that if Danae should give birth to a son, he would kill his father. Greek
"Pythia"	Greek	An ancient Greek priestess at the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. Greek

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