CLA204H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Cumaean Sibyl, Anius, Cyparissus
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Leto visits many places, seeking refuge after giving birth to apollo, until. Delos is a sacred place and location to one of apollo"s important sanctuaries. Omphalos = archaic stone shaped like an egg. The tripod at delphi as a symbol and source of divine prophetic power. Pythia was a young virgin until someone seduced her. Now only mature women over 50 could become priestesses. Pythia is a specific title given to the priestess of apollo at delphi. Generic term for prophetess was sibyl, and many were found across various places. Cassandra: a prophetess, agreed herself to apollo and as a reward the god gave her the power of prophecy but cassandra changed her mind and rejected his advances. He asked for a kiss and spat in her mouth and she was doomed to prophesy in vain because no one would believe her.