person
The Pythia
the Pythia
also: Oracle of Delphi
The priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the god's oracles; a figure for prophetic, sacred speech.
Reading notes
- Early Poems §59 Pythia
The Pythia, the prophetess of Apollo at Delphi who uttered the god's oracles; the noise of the modern age drowns out her voice in the dying grove.