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Σίβυλλα

Σίβυλλα, a Sibyl, prophetess

Σίβυλλ-α [ῐ], ἡ,
  • Sibyl, Heraclit. 92, Ar. Pax 1095, 1116, Pl. Phdr. 244b. Early writers only recognize one Sibyl (Σίβυλλαι καὶ Βάκιδες, Arist. Pr. 954a36, is no exception), first localized at Erythrae or Cumae, Id. Mir. 838a6; later, others are mentioned, cf. Str. 14.1.34, Paus. 10.12.1 sqq., Sch. Pl. l.c., Buresch Klaros p.120. [Σίβιλλα IG 2(2).1534.85 (iv B.C.).]

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