Pythias
/'piθiæs,-әs/
📖 中文释义
- n. (罗马民间传说中的)皮西厄斯(与其友Damon为生死之交)
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the tyrant released them both (4th century BC)
- n (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles