Pȳthon, ōnis, m., = Πύθων,
the serpent slain , according to the myth , near Delphi by Apollo , who was fabled to have been called Pythius in commemoration of this victory , Ov. M. 1, 438; 460; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 1.
·noun A diviner by spirits. II. Python ·noun Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, ...
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