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Pythia

/ˈpɪθiə/

Pythia noun: a priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi.

Noun

Pythia (plural Pythias)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi

Forms of Pythia

pluralPythias

Origin of Pythia

From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía).

Questions about Pythia

What does Pythia mean?
Pythia means a priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi.
What part of speech is Pythia?
Pythia is a noun.
How do you pronounce Pythia?
Pythia is pronounced /ˈpɪθiə/.
What is the plural of Pythia?
The plural of Pythia is Pythias.

Words near Pythia in the dictionary

  1. pythagorized
  2. Pythagorizer
  3. Pythagorizers
  4. pythagorizes
  5. pythagorizing
  6. Pythia
  7. pythiaceous
  8. pythiad
  9. pythiads
  10. pythiambic
  11. Pythian

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