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Πύθων

Alt. Πύ_θων, ωνος, ὁ,

Etym. cf. Πυθώ

I. the serpent "Python", slain by Apollo.

II. πνεῦμα Πύθωνος a spirit "of divination", NTest.: ventriloquists (ἐγγαστρίμυθοι) were called Πύθωνες, Plut.