Mythful Meanings

In the English language, many meanings come from myths. This blog considers many of those words.

Myths are stories people tell to explain the great mysteries of life, such as birth and death, why the sun rises and sets, and why the moon changes in a predictable pattern.

I decided to start over from the end of the alphabet and work toward the beginning. I have a stack of index cards with information typed on them, all in alphabetical order. When I started this blog, I started at A, because I didn't realize that all the entries would be pushed down.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Python

To the ancient Greeks, Python was an enormous serpent that arose from the mud left after a great flood. It lived in the caves of Mount Parnassus, where Apollo killed it. The pythoness of Delphi was a priestess who gave oracular messages.

English word: The word python means a large snake that constricts its prey, like a boa.

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