Sibyl
Publié le 22/02/2012
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(Sibylla) Greek Originally, a young girl,
the daughter of a Trojan, who had the gift of prophecy.
Her name was Sibylla, and she dedicated her gift to
Apollo, who inspired her to make predictions. Over
time, people shortened her name to Sibyl. Eventually,
her legend came to identify Sibyl as the daughter of
Zeus and Lamia, a daughter of the sea god Poseidon.
People then began using the name Sibyl for any
woman who had the same gift of foretelling the future.
The most famous Greek woman given this name was
the Sibyl of Erythia in Lydia, a region of Greece.
The most famous Roman prophetess was the Sibyl of
Cumae, who lived in a cave on the Bay of Naples.
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- Sibyl (Sibylla) Greek Originally, a young girl, the daughter of a Trojan, who had the gift of prophecy.
- Sibyl of Cumae Roman A prophetess who lived in a cave below a temple to Apollo in Cumae, a port in the Bay of Naples on Italy's western coast on the shores of Lake Averna.
- Sibyl of Cumae