Sybils

It turns out, unbeknownst to the Tiamatans, the sybils are actually networked into an interstellar supercomputer which gives them access to all the knowledge of a grander, fallen empire that preceded the current one. ❋ Erika Nelson (2008)

I really enjoyed reading about the divide between the Summers and Winters, the sybils and how they were viewed by the two different peoples and the discovery of what sybils were as well as the revelation about the source of the water of life. ❋ Kristen (2010)

Ever since they were young, Moon and Sparks have dreamed of becoming sybils, whom the Summers respect for their ability to enter into a trance and answer questions posed to them truly. ❋ Kristen (2010)

If we are talking older stuff Elizabeth Lowell back when she wrote romance and was like my favore evah ... le sigh read the "Only" series (yeah I know the covers are in need of fixing really you don't want me to explain): Only His (1991) a sybils fave ❋ Nalini Singh (2008)

In 1826 he traveled to Italy with a commission from Sir Thomas Lawrence to make copies of some of the Michel Angelo sybils in the Sistine Chapel. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Her priestesses were famous astrologers, whose prophecies were circulated throughout the Roman empire and even rivaled the pronouncements of the Cumaean sybils. ❋ Jan (2008)

It is surprising, in fact, that nobody has yet written a cultural history of advice, from Greek sybils to modern-day pundits, experts, agony aunts and advisors. ❋ Adam Roberts Project (2007)

But the 'schedule' – and the punning 'berth' - of the last line begins to bring the heavy ship of the whole composition back towards the calendar of Christian mythology; section VII is a Midnight Mass in post-Roman Britain, locating the narrative of the mother and child against the classical background of spirits and sybils and the Celtic myths of divine and heroic children and their goddess mothers. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"The Delphic sybils always told the truth." next » ❋ Unknown (2002)

Strikingly important among these sources for future attempts to look at the dignity of man's creation, nature, redemption, and even deifica - tion were the legendary writings of Hermes Tris - megistus, regarded as an Egyptian prophet-sage of equal sanctity with the sybils as early as Lactantius. ❋ CHARLES TRINKAUS (1968)

Augurs, sybils, diviners, prognosticators generally, were frowned on by the Church from early times. ❋ MAURICE KENDALL (1968)

Fathers of the Church, against a gold background, who seem, in their impressive grandeur to be prototypes of the prophets and sybils of ❋ Maud Cruttwell (N/A)

Michael Angelo, too, from his generalizing style, has brought some of his prophets and sybils to resemble the old Jews about the streets of the Holy City; but in general, though the aspect of Nature will sometimes recall the finest ideas of Leonardo da Vinci and Raffaelle, yet these masters still want much that could be supplied here, and have a great deal of matters quite contrary to what the country could furnish. ❋ John Burnet (N/A)

Two old sybils joining their withered lips in a chaste salute, is nauseous enough, but, being a national custom, must be forgiven. ❋ John Trusler (N/A)

When the queen visited Kenelworth she was met outside the gates by sybils reciting a poem of welcome. ❋ Bayard Tuckerman (N/A)

The +Cupola+ is divided into eight compartments; six of them were painted by Guercino, with figures of prophets and sybils; the other two figures were by Morazzone. ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

You know that [Gleb] [Alicious] guy? He loves Sybille ([Syb]) Alicious. ❋ PrigaetNaKrishe (2008)

I met [this girl] named Sybil and life will [never be] the same. [I've been] "sybilized" ❋ Athleticman (2011)

[You know that] [Gleb] [guy]? He loves Sybille. ❋ PrigaetNaKrishe (2008)

[You know that] [Gleb] [guy]? He loves Sybille. ❋ PrigaetNaKrishe (2008)

Just [an hour] [ago], she seemed fine, now she's lost her [temper] again. She's a real Sybil. ❋ Ben3141 (2009)

Person 1: "How did your [date] go last night?" Person 2: "She was a [total] [Sybill]. But I'm gonna see her again." ❋ Pleasecomeatme (2017)

A Sybil visited [the village] yesterday and said [we would] all be burned at the [stake] in the weeks to come ❋ Shanty Queen (2010)

The raw-nerved [Basil] Fawlty is already scared/stressed-out enough by his "little [piranha] fish" spouse when she's just there herself, so he'd likely go totally [whacko] if one or more of her sybilings came to visit, as well. ❋ QuacksO (2019)

SYBIL [rocked] my face off last night! It felt like SYBIL ninja kicked [my brain] and left me in a new state of [consciousness]. ❋ Rockingstar (2010)

[Sybil] [stole] him from me. ❋ Iloveyou (2005)