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Name Pythia
Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Πυθία(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsPuthia
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Meaning & History
From the name of Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ (Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi. In turn, the city's old name is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πυθώ (putho) or (pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay". Also see Python.