person
Sibylla
the Sibyl
The prophetic priestess of Apollo (at Cumae); her coming to Italy is a benchmark of antiquity.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §7 Sibyl
The prophetic priestess of Apollo; her arrival in Italy is cited as a mark of antiquity.
- The History of Rome, Book 38 §34 Sibyl
The prophetic priestess whose oracular verses (the Sibylline Books) the Romans consulted in crises; said to foretell disaster for those who crossed the Taurus.