prophetess

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The 5-inch drawing depicts the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl, a blonde prophetess wearing a creamsicle gown painted onto the chapel ceiling’s eastern end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

This immortal masterpiece, the “Jayaparajaya,” is the work of a prophetess named Pampa Kampana who died in 1565 at the age of 247.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Olive sees her as a prophetess of the new order, given proper coaching.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Greek myths narrate the failure of prediction: For the Trojan prophetess Cassandra, those in power found ways to ignore even her perfect prophecy.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2016

She refused all appeals and, like a black-veiled prophetess, declared Denmark cursed.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein