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==References == | <p> (Gr. '''''Ἐν''''' , ''In, '''''Γαστήρ''''' '' , ''The Belly,'' and '''''Μῦθος''''' , ''An Utterance),'' a name given to the priestesses of Apollo, from a species of ventriloquism which they practiced, speaking from within, while not the slightest motion of the lips could be observed. The voice was supposed to proceed from a spirit within the body of the [[Pythoness]] (q.v.). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_39163"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/engastrimythi Engastrimythi from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_39163"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/engastrimythi Engastrimythi from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 15 October 2021
Engastrimythi [1]
(Gr. Ἐν , In, Γαστήρ , The Belly, and Μῦθος , An Utterance), a name given to the priestesses of Apollo, from a species of ventriloquism which they practiced, speaking from within, while not the slightest motion of the lips could be observed. The voice was supposed to proceed from a spirit within the body of the Pythoness (q.v.).
