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Webster 1913 Edition
Pythian
Pyth′i-an
,Adj.
[L.
Pythius
, Gr. [GREEK] belonging to Pytho, the older name of Delphi and its environs: cf. F. pythien
.] Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.
Pythian games
(Gr. Antiq.)
, one of the four great national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated near Delphi, in honor of Apollo, the conqueror of the dragon Python, at first once in eight years, afterward once in four.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pythian
PYTHIAN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Pythian
Pythian
English
Synonyms
- Pythic
Adjective
Pythian (not comparable)
- a native or inhabitant of Delphi
Derived terms
- Pythian games
- Pythian Apollo
- Pythian verse
- Pythian metre