The Cumaean Sibyl ( kew-MEE-ən; Latin: Sibylla Cumana) was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony near Naples, modern Italy. The word sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla (σίβυλλα), meaning prophetess.
The Cumaean Sibyl ( kew-MEE-ən; Latin: Sibylla Cumana) was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony near Naples, modern Italy. The word sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla (σίβυλλα), meaning prophetess.
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