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
“She has overturned heaven and earth for us,” a young prophetess announces.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2017
Subliminal Theatre Movement Bazaar puts a contemporary spin on the ancient tale of the Trojan princess and prophetess Cassandra.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2015
Lozen An Apache warrior and prophetess, Lozen was the sister of the great chief Victorio, living in Arizona in the mid 19th century.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015
Cassandra, one of Priam’s daughters, was a prophetess.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
