NOUN | person | pythoness | a witch with powers of divination |
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person | Pythoness, Pythia | (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles |
Meaning | A witch with powers of divination. | |
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Broader | witch | A being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil |
Spanish | pitonisa | |
Catalan | pitonissa |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles. | |
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Synonym | Pythia | |
Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instance of | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
Spanish | Pitia, Pitonisa |
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