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The Sibyl of Cumae's 3 Greatest Myths: horrifyingly relevant cruelties

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Thaddeus Thomas
Sep 04, 2024
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Her story proves that not much has changed in three thousand years.

The Sibyl of Cumae

The priestesses of the oracles were called Sibyls. The most famous if these on the Italian peninsula was the Sibyl of Cumae, and the most famous of her stories is also the most frequently misrepresented.

The gods were terrible about fooling around with mortal women. So, …

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