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Sibilla

Sibilla is the Italian term for a Sibyl, a legendary prophetic priestess in ancient Greek and Roman literature. Sibyls were believed to foretell future events and to interpret oracles for rulers and citizens. In classical and medieval tradition, several different Sibyls were named and revered in poetry, inscriptions, and temple cults, and their prophecies were often incorporated into epic narratives and religious reforms.

The word derives from Latin sibylla, from Greek sibullē, ultimately from an older Anatolian or Semitic root

Notable Sibyls: The best known include the Cumaean Sibyl (Sibylla Cumana) of Campania, the Delphic Sibyl, the

Modern usage: In contemporary Italian, Sibilla is used as a feminine given name. More broadly, the term

meaning
"prophetess."
The
form
Sibilla
appears
in
Italian
as
both
a
common
noun
and
a
proper
name.
Libyan
Sibyl,
and
the
Erythraean
Sibyl.
Each
was
associated
with
a
region
and
a
collection
of
prophetic
verses
attributed
to
her.
In
literature,
these
figures
were
invoked
as
oracular
voices
guiding
heroes
and
civilizations,
and
later
as
symbolic
references
in
Renaissance
and
early
modern
art.
continues
to
be
used
in
culture
to
denote
prophetic
or
visionary
voices,
and
it
appears
in
titles
of
works
of
art,
music,
and
literature
that
invoke
ancient
prophecy.