sibyl
class of female prophet in Greek and Roman legend
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Summary
sibyl is a human whose existence is disputed[1]. sibyl ranks in the top 10% of human whose existence is disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,401 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sex or gender: female[3]
- Subclass of: prophet[4], mythological Greek character[5], mythical character[6]
- Commons category: Sibyls[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sibyls[8]
- Depicted by: Sala dei Profeti e delle Sibille[9], Mosaic floor of Siena's Cathedral[10], Sistine Chapel ceiling[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
- Different from: Sibylle[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies[25]
Body
Influence
Things named for sibyl include 168 Sibylla[26], an asteroid[27].
Why It Matters
sibyl has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sibyl is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for sibyl include 168 Sibylla[26], an asteroid[27].