Oracle Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Sibyl at Cumae=== [[Cumae]] was the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy, near [[Naples]], dating back to the 8th century BC. The ''sibylla'' or prophetess at Cumae became famous because of her proximity to [[Rome]] and the [[Sibylline Books]] acquired and consulted in emergencies by Rome wherein her prophecies were transcribed. The Cumaean Sibyl was called "Herophile" by [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] and [[Lactantius]], "Deiphobe, daughter of Glaucus" by [[Virgil]], as well as "Amaltheia", "Demophile", or "Taraxandra" by others. Sibyl's prophecies became popular with [[Christians]] as they were thought to predict the birth of [[Jesus Christ]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page