Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Delphic Sibyl

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Sibylla Delphica (Delphic Sibyl), 1868
Oil on canvas

The Delphic Sibyl was a priestess of Apollo who presided over the Oracle at Delphi, where she wrote prophecies on bay leaves.

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