Sibyl rock

For the computer scientist, see Sibyl M. Rock.

The Sibyline Rock from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi

Sibyl rock is an outcropping of rock on the site of Delphi, standing just to the south of the Polygonal Wall.

Description by Pausanias

Pausanias, a visitor to the site in the 2nd century CE, writes in his travel log: "There is a rock rising up above the ground. The Delphians say a woman stood there and chanted the oracles. Her name was Herophile, whose surname was Sibyl. I find that she was the previous Sibyl, just as ancient as any other, whom the Greeks say to be a daughter of Zeus by Lamia, daughter of Poseidon, and the first woman to chant oracles. They also say that she was named Sibyl by the Libyans."

References

• Pausanias, 10.12.1.

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