person
Cumaean Sibyl
the Cumaean Sibyl
also: Cumäa, die starke Cumäa, Sibyl of Cumae
The prophetess of Cumae; in Christine de Pizan's poem she seizes the narrator's heart and leads it on the long journey through the world, and Rilke calls her 'the strong Cumaean.'
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §415 Cumaean Sibyl
The prophetess of Cumae who, in Christine de Pizan's poem, seizes the narrator's heart and leads it on the great journey through the world; Rilke calls her 'the strong Cumaean.'